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Rescuers make final push for survivors as Venezuela quakes death toll rises
Rescue teams withdraw as Venezuela quake toll rises with thousands missing
Death toll rises as rescue teams race against time in Venezuela earthquakes
Five days after twin earthquakes of magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 flattened La Guaira and Caracas, Venezuela’s death toll rose to 1,719 on Monday, with 5,034 injured and up to 68,000 still missing as rescue teams warned the window for survivors was closing fast. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez confirmed the latest figures, but survivors and aid workers described government rescue efforts as dangerously inadequate, with frantic families digging through rubble by hand after official teams withdrew, citing safety risks.
Among the missing are more than 140 people deported from the United States in the hours before the quakes, including children, who were housed in a collapsed hotel in La Guaira. Search teams continued to comb the wreckage on Monday, while relatives of the deportees held vigils outside the ruins, demanding answers from both Washington and Caracas. “We have no shovels, no heavy machinery, only our hands,” one woman told *Le Monde* as she clawed at concrete slabs where her brother was last seen. The U.S. military said the port of La Guaira, now repaired, was receiving aid shipments, but criticism mounted over the interim government’s handling of the crisis.
Opposition leader María Corina Machado said she had been blocked from returning to Venezuela to assist, despite pledging to “do whatever it takes” to help. The government, meanwhile, accused her of seeking political capital from the disaster. International aid poured in—China pledged $14.7 million and satellite support, while Czech and Italian rescue teams joined local volunteers—but frustration grew over bureaucratic delays and a perceived lack of coordination. “The government has left people to fend for themselves,” said Šimon Pánek, director of the Czech NGO People in Need, who warned that tens of thousands were likely buried under collapsed buildings.
With aftershocks still rattling the region, the United Nations announced it was sending 10,000 body bags, a grim acknowledgment that the toll would likely climb further. Survivors in Caracas described scenes of chaos, with hospitals overwhelmed and morgues unable to cope. “The rescuers did nothing,” said one resident. “They said it was too dangerous. But we keep digging.” As the focus shifts from rescue to recovery, the disaster has exposed deep fissures in Venezuela’s crisis response, with accusations of corruption and neglect in construction standards fueling public anger. The earthquakes, the deadliest in the country’s modern history, have left a nation reeling—and a government under siege.
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More than 100 US deportees missing after arriving in Venezuela before earthquakes The group was housed in a hotel when the tremors hit, triggering a desperate search for those buried beneath the rubble
independent · 3 months ago
U.S.-Backed Venezuelan Government Blocks Opposition Leaders Flight Home María Corina Machado said she would find a way to return as Venezuela struggles with earthquakes aftermath.
wsj · 3 months ago
Survivors decry slow aid after deadly Venezuela quake, death toll hits 1,700 Frustration rose across Venezuela over a lack of government help in areas struck by deadly twin earthquakes five days ago, with miracle rescues increasingly rare and the death toll hitting more than 1,700 on Monday. Among the casualties are believed to be as many as 140 people deported from the United States, including children, who […]
cyprus mail · 3 months ago
U.S. Quake-Relief Efforts Collide With Anger at Venezuelas Government As Washington works to bolster ties with interim leader Delcy Rodríguez, survivors accuse authorities of hampering rescue work.
wsj · 3 months ago
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cphpost · 3 months ago
Families hold out hope for survivors five days after Venezuela earthquakes Search and rescue operations continue in Caracas, Venezuela nearly five days after the devastating double earthquakes.
aljazeera · 3 months ago
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elmundo · 3 months ago
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digi24 · 3 months ago
Venezuelas Machado says she will return to Venezuela to help quake victims reut.rs/4vD0rTp
bluesky_Reuters · 3 months ago
Terrifying moment building collapses during powerful earthquake in Venezuela caught on video @insiderpaper
telegram_Insider Paper · 3 months ago
vVenezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said that she was willing to do whatever it takes to enter Venezuela and help recovery efforts after last weeks back-to-back earthquakes.
bluesky_Reuters · 3 months ago
Satellite Imagery Shows Scale of Venezuela Earthquake Damage At least 1,719 people are reported to have died after two devastating earthquakes struck northwestern Venezuela last week. The final casualty count is expected to rise significantly. Some media outlets report residents growing frustration with the Venezuelan government and its recovery efforts. Sky News on June 29 reported that the United Nations Coordinator for Humanitarian […] The post Satellite Imagery Shows Scale of Venezuela Earthquake Damage appeared first on bellingcat.
bellingcat · 3 months ago
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eldiario.es · 3 months ago
China pledges $14.7M aid, satellite support for Venezuela quake Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said Beijing will deliver emergency supplies worth 100 million yuan to Caracas in the coming days, adding that the assistance will support both immediate relief operations and longer-term reconstruction efforts in the earthquake-hit South American nation.
yenisafak · 3 months ago
Venezuela earthquake death toll rises to 1,719 The death toll from last weeks twin earthquakes in Venezuela has climbed to 1,719, with 5,034 injured and 15,866 families affected, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez announced. The magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 quakes struck Yaracuy state on June 24.
yenisafak · 3 months ago
00h. PS diz que em muitos temas AD "pensa como Chega" O líder parlamentar do PS defende que a direita, sempre que chegou ao poder, governou mal. Ainda, Corina Machado diz ter sido "bloqueada" de voltar à Venezuela, mas admite estar "pronta" a ajudar.
observador · 3 months ago
Séisme au Venezuela : « Les secouristes nont rien tenté. Ils disent que cest trop dangereux. Mais nous, on continue » Depuis cinq jours, à La Guaira, dans la zone la plus touchée par les deux tremblements de terre, les familles de victimes ensevelies sous des immeubles se relaient sans répit pour tenter dextraire leurs proches des décombres.
le monde · 3 months ago
De ce s-au prăbușit așa de multe clădiri în timpul cutremurelor din Venezuela și cum a rezistat Chile unor seisme mult mai puternice În orașe precum La Guaira, cele două cutremure puternice care au devastat recent Venezuela au distrus sute de clădiri și au adus din nou în atenția publicului un subiect îndelung dezbătut: de ce unele țări, precum Chile sau Mexic, rezistă în fața marilor cutremure mult mai bine decât alte state unde s-au produs dezastre similare?
digi24 · 3 months ago
Venezuelas La Guaira port reopens to deliver earthquake aid, US military says Venezuelas La Guaira port has resumed operations after repairs and is receiving humanitarian aid for earthquake victims, the US military said Monday. US Southern Command said the USS Fort Lauderdale was delivering critical supplies through the port after twin powerful earthquakes killed more than 1,700 people and left thousands missing.
france24 · 3 months ago
📰 Venezuela twin earthquakes: death toll rises above 1,700Venezuelan authorities now put the death toll from the twin 24 June quakes at more than 1,700, with 5,034 injured and up to 68,000 missing as UN-backed rescue efforts continue in La Guaira. #UKNews #Europe
mastodon bot · 3 months ago
Fact Check: Video Of Laser Beams Falsely Linked To Venezuela Earthquakes Was Published On TikTok Months Before The Quake
news.yahoo.com · 3 months ago
Venezuelas La Guaira port is now "operational" after undergoing repairs and is being used to deliver aid to the earthquake-hit South American country, the US military said on Monday u.afp.com/SKio
bluesky_AFP English · 3 months ago
Cutremurele din Venezuela: bilanțul crește îngrijorător. Zeci de mii de dispăruți Bilanţul dublului seism care s-a produs în Venezuela pe 24 iunie a crescut de la 1.450 la 1.719 morţi, a anunţat luni preşedintele Adunării Naţionale din această ţară sud-americană, Jorge Rodriguez.
digi24 · 3 months ago
🟠 UPDATEVenezuelans deported from US missing or dead after earthquakesSearch efforts for deportees are ongoing in the rubble of a hotel in Venezuelas La Guaira city.📰 #Geopolitics #GeoWire
mastodon bot · 3 months ago
Bellingcat has received satellite imagery from Planet Labs PBC that shows one the areas worst affected by the recent earthquakes in Venezuela www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/06...
bluesky_Bellingcat · 3 months ago
Fears for people deported from US to Venezuela hours before earthquakes hit Search for deportees from US continues in the rubble of the hotel they were taken to in Venezuelas La Guaira city.
aljazeera · 3 months ago
UN ordering 10,000 body bags for Venezuela as death toll expected to rise The UN says it is procuring 10,000 body bags for Venezuela, warning the death toll will rise.
aljazeera · 3 months ago
Venezuela earthquake: Aid ramps up as rescue window closesVenezuela was shaken by an aftershock on Monday as rescues continued. Interim president Delcy Rodriguez said she remained hopeful about rescue operations as criticism of her government grows. #News #Venezuela #US #EU
mastodon bot · 3 months ago
More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missing
news.yahoo.com · 3 months ago
Venezuelans search more earthquake ruins as attention turns to humanitarian crisis With the window for finding survivors shrinking fast, Venezuelans combed Monday through more ruins of buildings toppled by last weeks powerful back-to-back earthquakes, and attention turned to the…
japantoday · 3 months ago