Thousands Feared Dead After Two Major Earthquakes Strike Venezuela
Two major earthquakes struck Venezuela, causing widespread destruction and trapping people beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings. The earthquakes, with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5, hit near the capital Caracas, and thousands of people are feared dead. Rescue efforts are underway, with emergency workers scrambling to save as many lives as possible, and international aid is being offered to support the affected areas.
- ▪At least 164 people are confirmed dead and nearly 1,000 injured, according to Interim President Delcy Rodriguez.
- ▪The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that the death toll could run into the thousands, with a substantial probability of exceeding 10,000.
- ▪A website set up to track missing people lists more than 10,000 people as unaccounted for.
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Home – Venezuelan News – Thousands Feared Dead After Two Major Earthquakes Strike Venezuela news Thousands Feared Dead After Two Major Earthquakes Strike Venezuela Vivian Sequera | Mayela Armas • June 25, 2026 Print Emergency services work at the site of a collapsed building after earthquakes hit the country, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 25, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria (function(){var t=document.querySelector(".wp-block-kadence-dynamichtml"),s=document.currentScript.previousElementSibling;if(t&&s){if("prepend"==="before_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t);else if("prepend"==="after_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t.nextSibling);else if("prepend"==="prepend"||"prepend"==="inside_first_child")t.insertBefore(s,t.firstChild);else t.appendChild(s);}})(); CARACAS, June 25…
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