Dozens of Venezuelans from East Los Angeles gathered this Sunday to collect donations that will be sent to help the victims of the two earthquakes that shook the South American country on Wednesday, June 24.

The meeting place was the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, where they attended mass and prayed for their loved ones in Venezuela after the earthquakes that devastated the country's northern coast.

For many Venezuelan families in Southern California, waiting for information about the well-being of their acquaintances has been heartbreaking as rescue teams continue to search for survivors in the rubble.