Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:55pm on 26 Jun 2026,Friday International
The death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela has climbed to 920, with 2,980 people injured and more than 50,000 reported missing, authorities said on Friday. Interim President Delcy Rodriguez announced the militarisation of La Guaira, the worst-hit province, as rescue operations intensified. Foreign search-and-rescue teams, including contingents from countries that had long maintained strained relations with Venezuela, have begun arriving to assist recovery efforts. Officials warned that hundreds of people are still believed trapped beneath collapsed buildings. A government portal created to trace missing people had received over 50,000 reports, underscoring the scale of the humanitarian crisis following the powerful back-to-back earthquakes. (PC: X)
