Trump says Venezuelan earthquakes caused a ‘devastating number of deaths’

At around 6pm local time, two earthquakes struck the same part of Venezuela in quick succession

June 25, 2026 03:19

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the ​two earthquakes that hit Venezuela earlier in the day had “left a devastating number of deaths,” without ‌citing any official ‌casualty ​figures.

“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,” ​Trump ‌said in a ‌post on Truth Social.