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CatastropheVenezuela

Strong quakes hit Venezuela

June 26, 2026

Hundreds of people have died after two powerful earthquakes hit the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, and surrounding regions on June 24. Emergency services continue to search for survivors in the rubble.

People ride past a collapsed building after an earthquake, in La Guaira
Venezuela has declared a state of emergency after two major quakes struck seconds apartImage: Maxwell Briceno/REUTERS

  

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