Amid rubble and aftershocks, Venezuelan rescuer puts Chinese-trained skills to work-

People look on near rubble at the site of a collapsed building, after an earthquake, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 24, 2026. [Photo/Agencies]

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit about 160 km (100 miles) west of Caracas, followed less than a minute later by a magnitude 7.5 tremor, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

Survivors describe panic and collapsing buildings during two strong quakes as thousands of people feared dead.

Rescuers in Venezuela used power tools to work their way into piles of rubble where buildings once stood after 7.2 and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes struck the South American country

Nearly 40 aftershocks and widespread communications outages have compounded the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela following twin earthquakes.

Residents of La Guaira, a popular spot for beachgoers and the worst-hit city in the country, and Moron, near the quakes' epicenter, were scrambling amid limited official help.

Venezuelans in La Guaira and Moron urgently rescue survivors and seek aid after devastating twin earthquakes wreak havoc.

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Feature: Venezuelans rattled by powerful quakes, nation races against time to rescue trapped-

🚨 HEARTBREAKING MIRACLE IN VENEZUELA A child, pulled ALIVE from the rubble after the devastating 7.5 quake... covered in dust but breathing.

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Foreign rescue teams and aid were arriving on Friday in Venezuela nearly two days after devastating twin earthquakes flattened areas in and around the capital

A website set up to take reports of people still unaccounted for has 50,000 listed

Foreign rescue teams and aid were arriving on Friday in Venezuela nearly two days after devastating twin earthquakes flattened areas in and around the capital Caracas, forcing…

After two powerful earthquakes, rescue teams from around the globe are in a race against time to pull survivors from the rubble.

Incredible stories of survival are emerging from Venezuela, where rescuers are still finding people alive in rubble more than two days since a devastating double earthquake.

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LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Daniel Cordero, con el rostro ensangrentado, salió de entre los escombros de un edificio derrumbado en Catia La Mar, Venezuela, rodeado de rescatistas…