AFP29 Jun, 2026 06:39 PM3 mins to readFlattened buildings in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, show the immense task rescuers are facing in the search for earthquake survivors. Photo / AFPThe US military was rushing to reopen a major port in Venezuela to ease access to aid for the victims of twin earthquakes that killed at least 1719 people and left tens of thousands missing.

Five days after powerful back-to-back quakes flattened entire neighbourhoods of multi-story buildings in the coastal