Rescue teams intensified operations across Venezuela on Thursday after two powerful earthquakes struck the country on Wednesday evening, killing at least 164 people, injuring nearly 1,000 and trapping an unknown number beneath collapsed buildings.

Emergency services work at the site of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela, June 24, 2026. [Photo/Agencies]

CARACAS -- Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodriguez said early Thursday that the death toll from the powerful earthquakes that struck the country had risen to 164, while 971…