Venezuelans Search More Earthquake Ruins as Attention Turns to Humanitarian Crisis
Rescuers are searching for thousands still missing as the government reports 1,450 dead, 3,150 injured and 12,771 displaced.
- On Wednesday, June 24, 2026, twin 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes struck Venezuela, devastating Caracas and triggering hundreds of aftershocks that continue rattling the capital.
- Decades of economic mismanagement have strained the government's ability to respond to this disaster, compounding the country's long-running humanitarian crisis that preceded the quakes.
- More than 1,400 people are dead and thousands remain missing as families like Mileidy Duque's dig through debris during the critical 72-hour window for finding survivors alive.
- Student Mariana Sanchez and other volunteers are collecting food and supplies for impacted families, while Acting President Delcy Rodriguez told Venezuelans they are not alone amid severe scarcity.
- Caracas resident Neida Pernilla warns of "some very tough days" ahead, noting that life is fleeting after her apartment was destroyed in the quakes.
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The Toronto Star
Venezuelans search more earthquake ruins as attention turns to humanitarian crisis
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — With the window for finding survivors shrinking fast, Venezuelans combed Monday through more ruins of buildings toppled by last week’s powerful back-to-back earthquakes, and attention
Some Venezuelans fear a dark and dangerous future in aftermath of twin earthquakes
The future seems dark and dangerous for some Venezuelans amid the dust, debris and death shrouding parts of the country that suffered the brunt of twin earthquakes, creating one of the worst natural disasters in its history.
After the earthquakes of Wednesday, 24 June, the hope of finding survivors diminished. The disaster is the symptom of the incurrence of a country ravaged by economic bankruptcy, successive government drifts and American pressure.
Local 3 News
KEZI 9 NewsVenezuelans face a tough question: after years of economic and political crisis, and now after two devastating earthquakes, can the country recover or are the fractures already too deep?
Venezuelans search for a future as well as survivors after twin quakes pile disaster on years of crisis
Venezuelans are grappling with a stark question: after years of economic and political strife and now devastating twin earthquakes, can their country recover, or are the cracks just too deep?
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