Venezuela earthquakes aftershock hits near capital city as man rescued from rubble after being trapped for 106 hours – latest updates
At least 68,900 people have been reported unaccounted for by their families.Experts say the first 72 hours after natural disasters define the narrow window for rescuing the living.
- ▪At least 68,900 people have been reported unaccounted for by their families.Experts say the first 72 hours after natural disasters define the narrow window for rescuing the living.
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05.04 EDTRescuers in 'critical hours' to find survivors as death toll reaches 1,450The president of Venezuela’s National Assembly has warned time is running out to rescue survivors trapped under the rubble.The death toll from the earthquakes has risen to at least 1,450 people, with 3,150 injured and 12,721 others displaced, Jorge Rodríguez said yesterday in a televised address.“We are in critical hours, in crucial hours to continue rescuing lives and to build camps where those people who have lost their homes, or who cannot return, for whatever reason, to their residences can stay,” Rodríguez said.Search and rescue operations continue for survivors trapped under collapsed buildings in the coastal state of La Guaira on 28 June, 2026.
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