Published on
27/06/2026 - 11:37 GMT+2
On the afternoon of 24 June, Venezuela was struck by a major natural disaster: two earthquakes that were very close in location, time (just 39 seconds apart) and magnitude, both measuring more than 7 on the Richter scale. This phenomenon is known as a seismic doublet and it greatly multiplies the damage caused.
At the time of publication, the death toll is approaching one thousand and more than 50,000 people are missing. However, the images we show you below speak for themselves.
The devastation caused by the earthquakes has brought down buildings, including high-rise apartment blocks, houses, public halls and countless other structures, so initial estimates pointed to tens of thousands of deaths.
