DEVELOPING STORY: News/liveblog////venezuela earthquakes live at least dead as rescue efforts intensify - Global Impact

Venezuela earthquakes updates: Rescue efforts on as death toll hits 235

Residents are trapped beneath rubble of collapsed buildings after two major quakes hit Venezuela, killing at least 235.

CARACAS, VENEZUELA - JUNE 25: A Civil Protection worker sits after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Venezuela and other regions in the Caribbean on June 25, 2026 in Caracas, Venezuela. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the main earthquake was followed by a 7.5-magnitude aftershock less than a minute later. The number of victims increased to 164 and over a thousand injured. (Photo by Edilzon Gamez/Getty Images)
Video Duration 00 minutes 45 seconds 00:45

Satellite images show Venezuela’s La Guaira before and after twin earthquakes

By James Welsh, Brian Osgood, Daniel Khalili-Tari, Lyndal Rowlands and Elis Gjevori
Published On 25 Jun 2026

Save

This live page is now closed. You can continue to follow our coverage here.

🔥 TRENDING NEWS

US CANADAOPINIONFEATURESTAG/POLITICSASIAAFRICAPROGRAM/NEWSFEEDCLIMATE CRISISSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNEWSTAG/HUMAN RIGHTSSPORTSWHERE/MIDDLE EASTECONOMYVIDEO