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Rescue teams withdraw as anger grows over Venezuela quake response
Rescuers make final push for survivors as Venezuela quakes death toll rises
Rescue teams withdraw as Venezuela quake toll rises with thousands missing
Rescuers made a final push on Tuesday to locate any remaining survivors trapped beneath the rubble of Venezuela’s twin earthquakes, as the official death toll rose to 1,719 and tens of thousands remained unaccounted for. International teams, including those from France, Greece, and Turkey, joined local volunteers in La Guaira and other devastated areas, but hopes of finding more survivors are fading after nearly a week since the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude quakes struck on 24 June .
The scale of destruction is catastrophic. Satellite imagery from Planet Labs, analyzed by Bellingcat, shows entire apartment blocks collapsed in La Guaira, one of the worst-hit zones . The port of La Guaira has been turned into a makeshift morgue, with forensic teams processing bodies and overwhelmed families searching for missing loved ones . The World Health Organization warned of an “increased risk of disease outbreaks,” including yellow fever and dengue, as hospitals and clinics struggle with staff shortages and damaged infrastructure .
Public anger is mounting against President Nicolás Maduro’s government, accused of slow and inadequate disaster response. In impoverished neighborhoods, desperate families say rescue teams never arrived, leaving them to dig through rubble with their bare hands . Opposition leader María Corina Machado, barred from returning by airspace restrictions, vowed to defy the government and re-enter Venezuela to lead relief efforts, accusing authorities of hoarding homes for political use ahead of elections .
Three Americans are among the dead, and 12 remain missing, the U.S. State Department confirmed . Meanwhile, Argentine footballer Lucas Trejo lost his wife and two children in the disaster, their home destroyed by the quakes .
With over 5,000 injured and 15,866 families displaced, the United Nations is scaling up its humanitarian response, but access remains constrained by the country’s broader collapse. Norway announced an additional $2.3 million in aid, while the Hellenic Red Cross deployed specialized rescue teams to support urban search operations . As the rescue window closes, the focus shifts to recovery—and reckoning with a government whose failures have deepened the tragedy.
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Apartment block collapses in Athens, rescuers search for trapped Greek rescuers were searching for people trapped after a four-storey apartment block collapsed on Tuesday in the Petralona area of Athens, the fire brigade said. Four people who were earlier reported trapped had been located and were safe, but the operation continued, the service said. Crew with rescue dogs searched the rubble while other forces […]
cyprus mail · 3 months ago
Jai senti la vie revenir en moi : au Venezuela, une mère et son enfant de 18 jours secourus 32 heures après le séisme Dayana Patino et son nourrisson ont été retrouvés sains et saufs, plus dune journée après le tremblement de terre qui a frappé le Venezuela. ...
la libre · 3 months ago
VN slaat alarm over situatie Venezuela na aardbeving
trouw · 3 months ago
Séismes au Venezuela : plus de 50 000 personnes portées disparues et un « risque accru de flambées de maladies » LOMS redoute lapparition « de maladies à transmission vectorielle et hydrique », comme la fièvre jaune et la dengue. Le bilan officiel du double séisme, très provisoire, a atteint 1 719 morts et 5 034 blessés, selon les autorités vénézuéliennes.
le monde · 3 months ago
Erdbeben: In Venezuela wächst die Wut auf das Regime – und die USA Nach den verheerenden Erdbeben erheben Menschen in Venezuela schwere Vorwürfe gegen die Regierung. Versagt Präsidentin Rodríguez bei der Katastrophenhilfe, dann ist auch Trumps Erfolg in Venezuela bedroht.
handelsblatt · 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
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
Spitale avariate, risc de epidemii: OMS trage un semnal de alarmă în privința sistemului medical din Venezuela, afectat de cutremur Sistemul de sănătate din Venezuela se află sub o presiune considerabilă, a declarat marți Organizația Mondială a Sănătății, unele spitale fiind avariate, iar altele confruntându-se cu lipsa personalului medical în urma celor două cutremure mortale de săptămâna trecută, scrie Reuters.
digi24 · 3 months ago
Záchranári do chudobných štvrtí nedorazili. Zúfalé rodiny obviňujú úrady, kým Venezuela po zemetrasení kolabuje Príbehy obetí zemetrasení odhaľujú dopad politického kolapsu vo Venezuele.
aktuality.sk · 3 months ago
Venezuela quake: Key services crippled and health workers missing Continue reading Venezuela quake: Key services crippled and health workers missing at The European Sting - Critical News & Insights on European Politics, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Business & Technology - europeansting.com.
european sting · 3 months ago
Nach dem Erdbeben: Machado will schnell nach Venezuela zurück Die Oppositionelle sagt, sie will den Menschen vor Ort nach der Naturkatastrophe beistehen. Der Regierung wirft sie vor, sie nicht ins Land zu lassen.
faz · 3 months ago
Thats twice now: Venezuela father vows never to return after miracle rescue from earthquake rubble Still shaken by the devastation left by the recent earthquakes, Serrano believes La Guaira is under a curse
independent · 3 months ago
Three Americans dead in Venezuela earthquakes as hopes of finding more survivors fade The US State Department said 12 American nationals remain missing
independent · 3 months ago
Satellite Imagery Shows Scale of Venezuela Earthquake Damage Bellingcat has received satellite imagery from Planet Labs PBC that shows one the worst affected areas in the country, including a large number of collapsed buildings and apartment blocks in La Guaira. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/06...
bluesky_Bellingcat · 3 months ago
Hopes of finding more survivors of Venezuela earthquakes fade reut.rs/44EK78S
bluesky_Reuters · 3 months ago
Sismos. Assembleia aprova votos de solidariedade Os sismos registados na Venezuela em 24 de junho causaram pelo menos 1.719 mortos e 5.034 feridos
observador · 3 months ago
15h. Venezuela. ACNUR alerta para rápida crise humanitária Segundo a agência da ONU, cerca de 16 mil pessoas foram obrigadas a abandonar as casas e muitas estão nas ruas. Ainda, PS acusa Governo de guardar casas prontas para entregar nas eleições.
observador · 3 months ago
"Jai pleuré toute la semaine" : après le drame de Crans-Montana, le sort sacharne sur cette famille Six mois après le terrible incendie du bar Le Constellation, à Crans-Montana, qui avait coûté la vie à 41 personnes la nuit du Nouvel An, certaines victimes continuent de payer un lourd tribut. Une famille suisse vient den faire la douloureuse expérience. ...
la libre · 3 months ago
Venezuela-strategien ligger i ruiner Les innlegget.
aftenposten · 3 months ago
Norge øker støtten til nødhjelp etter jordskjelvene i Venezuela med 20 millioner kroner Pengene skal bidra til beskyttelse, husly, helsehjelp og andre livsviktige tjenester for dem som er rammet av…
aftenposten · 3 months ago
Missnöjet växer i Venezuela: Här finns fler gevär än spadar Missnöjet kokar i Venezuela efter den förödande jordbävningskatastrofen. Regimen har stoppat all flygtrafik till landet – ett beslut som oppositionsledaren María Corina Machado menar ska hindra henne från att återvända och leda protesterna. – Regimens långsamma respons har gjort befolkningen vansinnig, säger en europeisk diplomat till DN.
dagens nyheter · 3 months ago
Au Venezuela, les dépouilles de certaines victimes introuvables : On ne sait pas où elles sont Plus de 1 700 morts, des dizaines de milliers de disparus : le bilan du double séisme qui a frappé le Venezuela le 24 juin continue de salourdir. Mais pour de nombreuses familles, une deuxième épreuve commence : celle de retrouver les corps de leurs proches, alors que les morgues sont saturées et ladministration à larrêt.
courrier international · 3 months ago
Dans les décombres au Venezuela, il ny a rien que du sang et des corps Trois jours après le double séisme qui a ravagé le nord du Venezuela, une journaliste dEl País América sest rendue à La Guaira, lune des zones les plus touchées. Avec lénergie du désespoir et à mains nues, les habitants tentaient dextraire déventuels survivants des gravats.
courrier international · 3 months ago
Venezuela rescuers in final push to find survivors as anger mounts Rescuers from around the world pushed Tuesday to save any final survivors trapped under mountains of rubble after Venezuelas massive quakes that killed over 1,700 people, with tens of thousands still unaccounted for. Meanwhile, anger is growing over the governments slow and limited aid in a country mired in a deep crisis that has driven millions to emigrate in recent years.
france24 · 3 months ago
Search for trapped residents after apartment block collapses in Athens The residential building collapsed on Tuesday in the Petralona area of Athens
independent · 3 months ago
Argentine football player Lucas Trejos wife and two children killed in Venezuela earthquakes Trejo searched for days through the rubble with his bare hands after the quakes destroyed the familys home
independent · 3 months ago
Venezuela earthquake: La Guaira port turned into makeshift morgue La Guaira port in Venezuela is turned into a makeshift morgue after twin earthquakes, with forensic teams processing victims and families waiting for news.
euronews · 3 months ago
🇻🇪 Rescuers from around the world pushed Tuesday to save any final survivors trapped under mountains of rubble after Venezuelas massive quakes that killed over 1,700 people, with tens of thousands still unaccounted for. ➡️ u.afp.com/SK5r
bluesky_AFP English · 3 months ago
LIVE: Search for victims of Venezuela earthquakes in La Guaira youtube.com/live/6QY_FBB...
bluesky_Reuters · 3 months ago
Venezuela opposition leader Machado vows return amid quake crisis Nobel laureate Maria Corina Machado has pledged to re-enter Venezuela despite government airspace restrictions, as the nation reels from twin earthquakes that have killed over 1,700 people. She calls for unity in rescue efforts while accusing authorities of blocking humanitarian aid.
yenisafak · 3 months ago