Rescue workers search through the rubble of a collapsed building after earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 24, 2026.
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At least 32 people are dead and 700 injured after back-to-back powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening (June 24, 2026), Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said.Addressing the nation early Thursday (June 25, 2026), Ms. Rodriguez said, “At this time, we have received reports of 32 deaths” and “more than 700 injured,” adding she did not yet have data on the “hardest-hit region” of La Guaira, located near the capital.She warned the toll was expected to rise as rescuers searched collapsed buildings and emergency crews reached devastated areas after the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes roiled the region.“Dozens of buildings have collapsed, and we are engaged in the arduous task of rescuing the lives that God allows us to save. The state of La Guaira is facing a true tragedy and has become a disaster zone,” she said.Ms. Rodriguez earlier said 20 aftershocks had followed the twin earthquakes.
People look at a collapsed building in the Altamira neighbourhood following an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026.
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