Venezuela earthquakes LIVE: Death toll rises amid recovery and rescue efforts

Rescue workers in yellow helmets search through rubble at a collapsed building site in Venezuela following an earthquake.

Venezuela earthquakes LIVE: Death toll rises amid recovery and rescue efforts

26 June 2026 Humanitarian Aid

Nearly seven million Venezuelans could be affected by this week’s double earthquakes as the death toll rises to at least 235 people amid massive, growing needs and ongoing emergency search and rescue efforts, UN agencies reported on Friday. UN News app users can follow here.

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Rubble and debris from a collapsed building in Venezuela, with a backhoe and dump truck clearing the site.

Venezuela quake: ‘People still terrified to re-enter what were their homes’

26 June 2026

Humanitarian Aid

Aid agencies on Friday highlighted massive needs across Venezuela caused by a double earthquake disaster that has killed at least 235 people so far, with search and rescue for people trapped under the rubble still the top priority.

Rescue workers in safety gear assess the rubble of a collapsed building in Venezuela following an earthquake.

Venezuela earthquakes LIVE: UN rapidly deploys aid and rescue teams

25 June 2026

Humanitarian Aid

Two deadly earthquakes struck Venezuela less than a minute apart on Wednesday, with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5, causing at least 164 deaths and widespread destruction in and around the capital, Caracas as international assistance begins to arrive early Thursday, with UN agencies rapidly deploying aid, support and rescue teams. UN News app users can follow here.