Venezuelan leader marks Independence Day with message of ‘no social unrest’
Interim President Delcy Rodriguez once again defends her government’s handling of the deadly earthquakes on June 24.
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Relief efforts shift as Venezuela quake survivors seek aid
Emergency relief is becoming the focus in Venezuela’s La Guaira state as aid stations distribute food.
Published On 3 Jul 2026
‘Miracle’: Trapped man rescued eight days after Venezuela earthquakes
Attention has turned to the humanitarian response after at least 2,295 people are confirmed dead, and 13,000 homeless.
People gather to receive supplies from volunteers, days after twin earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]
Khaterine Roa cries as members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department search for survivors at a building that collapsed during the earthquakes that struck La Guaira. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]
Yohancy Gil, 24 and her husband Sergio Guanipa, 30, stand on rubble as they wait for news from rescue teams looking for their children under the rubble at the site of a collapsed building in La Guaira. [Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters]
Residents displaced following the June 24 twin earthquakes arrange belongings at an improvised camp in a baseball field in Catia La Mar. [Federico Parra/AFP]
Ogleisys Cisneros holds her son, Santiago Medina, while waiting in line for government humanitarian aid. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]
Rescue workers recover a body from the rubble of a building damaged by earthquakes. [Ronald Pena R/EPA]
A man hugs his dog after it was rescued from the rubble of a building damaged by earthquakes in La Guaira. [Ronald Pena R/EPA]
Resident Kerli Faria takes a break amid the rubble while searching for her nephews at a building that collapsed during the earthquakes. [Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo]
Volunteers distribute food and essential items in Caraballeda, La Guaira state. [Miguel Medina/Pool/AFP]
A rescue worker walks past buildings damaged by earthquakes in La Guaira. [Ronald Pena R./EPA]
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Survivors look to foreign aid after the earthquakes in Venezuela
Global News Insight’s Teresa Bo reports from a golf course turned relief centre in Venezuela.
Published On 2 Jul 2026
‘A war zone’: Venezuela aid workers fear health crisis after earthquakes
Aid workers fear disease outbreaks in temporary shelters amid overcrowding, lack of access to clean water, sanitation.
As Venezuela responds to earthquake devastation, volunteers take charge
As frustration with the government disaster response grows, everyday citizens are organising to distribute aid.
From: NewsFeed
One week on from Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes
One week after Venezuela’s twin earthquakes, more than 1,900 are confirmed dead while tens of thousands are missing.
Published On 1 Jul 2026
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Rescuers race to reach survivors in Venezuela
“I’m still begging for people to help me get him out.”
Published On 1 Jul 2026
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Venezuelans the US deported hours before earthquakes still missing
The US deported at least 146 people to Venezuela, just hours before two deadly earthquakes struck last Wednesday.
Published On 30 Jun 2026
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Toddler pulled from debris six days after Venezuelan earthquakes
A Jordanian rescue team used thermal imaging to rescue a toddler who had been trapped under rubble for six days.
Published On 30 Jun 2026
