Venezuela was hit by a pair of earthquakes last Thursday, leaving the La Guaira area badly battered. Here is a set of before-and-after images to show the scale of the disaster.

Two powerful earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, about 39 seconds apart, struck north-central Venezuela on Wednesday afternoon, collapsing buildings in the capital, Caracas, and…

The earthquakes were Venezuela's largest in over a century.

People walk past debris after an earthquake, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 24, 2026. [Photo/Agencies]