Earthquake is devastating blow to Venezuela at time of uncertainty
It has been less than six months since Nicolás Maduro, the left-wing leader who had ruled the country since 2013, was seized by US forces in a dawn raid on his presidential compound in the capital, Caracas, and taken to New York to stand trial on drug-trafficking charges. Follow live updates Prior to that, official information had been very scant, no doubt due to the fact that communication channels to some of the worst affected areas were down. He stood silently next to Rodríguez, as did her brother.
- ▪It has been less than six months since Nicolás Maduro, the left-wing leader who had ruled the country since 2013, was seized by US forces in a dawn raid on his presidential compound in the capital, Caracas, and taken to New York to stand tr
- ▪Follow live updates Prior to that, official information had been very scant, no doubt due to the fact that communication channels to some of the worst affected areas were down.
- ▪He stood silently next to Rodríguez, as did her brother.
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Earthquake is devastating blow to Venezuela at time of uncertainty <div class="ssrcss-1553su4-ErrorMessage eitf6465"><div class="ssrcss-h7lv7m-StyledInnerContainer eitf6464"><div class="ssrcss-nbxsk2-TextContent eitf6461"><h2 type="normal" class="ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.</h2><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This video can not be played</p></div></div></div>Figure caption, Rescues and prayers a day after Venezuelan earthquakesByVanessa BuschschlüterLatin America online editorPublished25 June 2026Updated 2 minutes agoWith the number of people killed in the powerful twin quakes which struck Venezuela on Wednesday still rising, there is no doubt that this natural disaster is a devastating blow to a country…
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