Rescuers search rubble for survivors as Venezuela earthquakes kill at least 235
Several countries have pledged to help the rescue efforts, with the US promising $150m (£113m) in aid. Trump said he had instructed his government "to get ready to move quickly"."The two major earthquakes that just hit the great people of Venezuela are both massive in scale and have left a devastating number of deaths," he wrote on Truth Social.
- ▪Several countries have pledged to help the rescue efforts, with the US promising $150m (£113m) in aid.
- ▪Trump said he had instructed his government "to get ready to move quickly"."The two major earthquakes that just hit the great people of Venezuela are both massive in scale and have left a devastating number of deaths," he wrote on Truth Soc
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Rescuers search rubble for survivors as Venezuela earthquakes kill at least 235<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, Watch: Moment earthquake hits Venezuela and leaves buildings collapsedByVanessa Buschschluter, Latin America and Caribbean editor, Leire Ventas and Claire KeenanPublished24 June 2026Updated 3 minutes agoRescuers are searching through rubble in a rush to save lives after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela near the…
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