Locals walk amid rubble following a twin earthquake in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, about 40 km northeast of Caracas, on June 25, 2026. Photo: AFP
The death toll from two powerful earthquakes that devastated Venezuela earlier this week rose to 920 on Friday, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said.
The South American country is reeling from the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 quakes that hit the country’s north within less than a minute of each other on Wednesday.
In a televised address, Rodriguez updated the death toll that had previously been at 589.
He also announced a military deployment to one of the worst-hit regions, the state of La Guaira.
