Ed Balls and Ranvir Singh returned to the ITV studio to host Good Morning Britain08:16, 01 Jul 2026The hosts of Good Morning Britain have shared an urgent appeal after some heartbreaking news.‌Ed Balls and Ranvir Singh returned to the ITV studio on Wednesday (July 1) to present the day's biggest headlines from across the UK and around the world.‌Later in the show, the pair turned their attention to the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela. The death toll from last week's earthquakes - with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 - has risen to 1,943, with more than 10,000 people injured and tens of thousands more unaccounted for.‌The massive tremors have likely damaged or destroyed 58,870 buildings, according to an initial assessment of satellite data from Nasa."Today, the UK's Disasters Emergency Committee, which coordinates all the individual charities, are launching an urgent appeal to raise funds to reach those affected," Ed said on GMB.‌Jonathan Swain then delved deeper into the earthquake's "devastating" impact, saying: "The two earthquakes, with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5, flattened buildings and devastated infrastructure in the process. According to the UN, there are widespread food shortages in La Guaira, near the capital Caracas."Two million people are in urgent need of help. A third of those are children. Basic services like power, water and shelter are all severely limited."Jonathan went on: "Rescue efforts, as we see over here, are continuing. Yesterday, there was a moment of hope as a three-year-old boy was rescued alive from the rubble, six days after the earthquake. Absolutely remarkable.‌"There are still around 50,000 people who are missing... Rescue workers from around the world and the UK have all scrambled to the country, doing [an] absolutely remarkable job there under very difficult circumstances."An appeal video from the Disasters Emergency Committee was then played on screen, before Ed and Ranvir spoke to the charity's Chief Executive, Saleh Saeed."We've seen on that video footage just the sheer devastation that the earthquake has caused, and what's really worrying is some 40,000 or 50,000 people are still missing.‌"People [are] potentially still stuck under the rumble. Time's already running out for many of those, but our focus now is about helping the survivors," Saleh explained."Two million people in the worst affected areas have been impacted, so this appeal today has been launched in order to get aid to those people as quick as possible."‌Ed then said: "We saw on Jonathan's report there the harrowing scenes of people being rescued. 40,000 to 50,000 still missing, so the death toll is going to rise hugely, but it's actually the millions of people who are going to be still alive but without homes, without food, without shelter - that's a big focus [for you], isn't it?"Saleh replied: "We're trying to reach [people] to ensure that they've got safe shelter [and] access to clean water."Ed concluded: "There are certain moments where terrible things happen and the world comes together. Terrible things [have] happened in Venezuela, and all around the world, including right here in Britain, people will be supporting that rescue effort."Article continues belowViewers were quick to share their heartbreak on X (formerly Twitter), with one person writing: "A 3-year-old boy is buried under the rubble for 6 DAYS in Venezuela, no parents, no water, no food around him. Imagine how absolutely terrified that boy will feel. It puts life into perspective."Good Morning Britain airs weekdays on ITV1 and ITVX at 6amMore information can be found on the Disasters Emergency Committee website