A New Earthquake of Magnitude 4.6 Shakes Venezuela Amid Rescue Efforts
The aftershock came as 300 U.S. first responders and international teams searched devastated areas and officials said more than 1,700 people had died.
- On Monday, a magnitude-4.6 aftershock struck 27 kilometres north of Caraballeda on Venezuela's Caribbean coast, prompting residents and rescuers to flee and the Caracas Metro to temporarily suspend service for infrastructure inspections.
- Casualties from the twin earthquakes reached more than 1,700, according to Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez, who reported 5,000 injuries and 15,000 people left homeless.
- With financial support exceeding $435.4 million, 300 U.S. first responders work alongside international rescue teams, supported by two dozen daily C-17 military transport planes delivering supplies to affected regions.
- Acting President Delcy Rodríguez announced plans for 'transitional camps' and infrastructure commissions to house the displaced, though 33-year-old manicurist Keily Ibarra expressed frustration: 'We are waiting for answers, for debris to be cleaned up, for inspections.'
- The United Nations estimated up to 6.8 million residents may face displacement or service loss, while NASA reported 58,870 buildings were damaged or destroyed, signaling massive long-term reconstruction challenges ahead.
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Caracas. At 7 a.m. this Monday, the inhabitants of Caracas and La Guaira, struck by the two earthquakes of less than a week ago, felt a new shake that revived the terror of the worst hours. A new earthquake of magnitude 4.6 was recorded in the capital region of Venezuela and, according to the official seismological organ, had as epicenter precisely the city of La Guaira, the most devastated by the tragedy.
The rage begins to displace the pain. Five days after the double seism that shook the north of Venezuela, the chances of finding signs of life under the cement slabs are minimal, and the neighbors feel abandoned. Exhausted and powerless. Many have not taken off from the buildings where they know that their loved ones are still trapped. Now, already, probably, dead. Frustration flares between them, against the rescuers who do not arrive and again…
On the morning of Monday, June 29, Telemundo's journalist Julio Vaqueiro was caught alive by a new earthquake in Venezuela, just as he gave his report to his colleagues and viewers from Caracas.The communicator lived up close to the 4.6 magnitude replica, after two earthquakes were reported last week that left great destruction in his wake.Two of Julio's comrades were in the stadium and, worriedly, consulted his partner: "Just shaking again, are…
An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 has shaken again this Monday the north of Venezuela, according to the United States Geological Service (USGS). The replica, with an epicenter about ten kilometers east of La Guaira and a depth of 2.9 kilometers, has forced many neighbors to abandon their homes again as a precaution. The authorities have raised to 1,719 the number of deaths due to the double earthquake last Wednesday, while the search and rescue eff…
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