Venezuela earthquakes live updates: Death toll rises
Venezuela earthquakes live updates: Death toll rises
Tue, June 30, 2026 at 6:34 PM UTC
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Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images - PHOTO: Volunteers and Ecuadorean firefighters of the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) search for bodies at the site of a collapsed building in Caraballeda, La Guaira State, Venezuela on June 28, 2026, following twin earthquakes.
At least 1,943 people have died and another 10,571 people were injured from a pair of powerful earthquakes that devastated Venezuela, officials said.
The two quakes -- a 7.2 magnitude one followed just seconds later by a 7.5 -- struck the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday evening, knocking down buildings in Caracas, the capital, and sending residents racing into the street.
Responders are still undertaking rescue operations, searching for people thought to be under the rubble.
Latest Developments
Jun 30, 2:33 PMWoman speaks out after surviving earthquake with newbornDayana Patiño and her son Juan David were pulled from the rubble of their collapsed apartment building early Friday after being trapped for more than 30 hours.
Jun 30, 2:26 PMDeath toll rises to at least 1,943
Jun 29, 2:37 PMDeath toll rises to 1,719
Jun 29, 2:35 PM'We are procuring 10,000 body bags,' UN envoy says
Jun 29, 11:28 AM3 Americans dead, 12 missingThree Americans have died from the earthquakes and 12 Americans remain missing, the U.S. government has confirmed, according to a senior U.S. official.
Jun 29, 9:45 AMMan rescued alive after 106 hoursVenezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez posted a video on social media showing a man rescued from a collapsed building after 106 hours trapped under the rubble.
Jun 29, 7:11 AMSurvivors pulled from rubble days after Venezuela quakes, officials say
As the race to find survivors in Venezuela continues, Bolivian rescuers pulled two survivors out of the rubble of a collapsed building over the weekend.The video was posted by the Bolivian authorities on Sunday but does not specify when it was filmed.
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Video shows rescuers pulling someone through a small opening and then rappelling slowly down the collapsed side of the building.The officially reported death toll from the two powerful earthquakes that struck in Venezuela on Wednesday remained at about 1,400, with the last update on casualties being announced on Saturday.
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele - PHOTO: A woman is seen after being pulled from under a collapsed building in a hard hit town in La Guaira, on Venezuela's coast, in an image shared by the Salvadoran president.
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele also shared video of Salvadoran rescue crews."After 86 hours trapped under the rubble, and following 11 hours of intense work, we have successfully rescued 60-year-old Belkys Josefina Barreto García alive," he said on social media.The woman had been trapped under a building in a hard hit town in La Guaira on the coast. The woman remains in "delicate" condition and has been transferred to hospital in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital.There were shouts of "bravo" and clapping from bystanders and rescuers as she was carried on a stretcher into an ambulance.-ABC News’ Victoria Beaule
Jun 28, 10:05 PMLa Guaira's power 75% restored after deadly earthquakes, acting president says
About 75% of electricity service has been restored in La Guaira state, Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said. The region includes a major port.
"Teams continue working toward full restoration of electrical services in the state, as well as water services, which is at 68%, and roadways, which are about 90% restored, all the transit and circulation, which is very important for rescue operations," she said.
Jun 28, 6:20 PMUS Southern Command says 100 airmen arrived to help reopen airport
A Contingency Response Element (CRE) that includes 100 US Air Force airmen arrived in Venezuela on Sunday and will help make repairs at Simon Bolivar International Airport -- which serves capital city Caracas -- to make it operational, according to U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM).
Jun 28, 4:27 PMUS Southern Command posts photos of US military personnel in Venezuela
U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) posted several photos on X Sunday of U.S. military personnel meeting with Venezuelan officials, including Maj. Gen. Kevin J. Jarrard, conducting a survey at the Port of La Guaira."The United States stands with the Venezuelan people and has mobilized an unprecedented, large-scale response to support international earthquake relief efforts in the country," the SOUTCOM post said. "The @DeptofWar is supporting the @StateDept-led U.S. response."
U.S. Southern Command - PHOTO: U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Kevin J. Jarrard (center, right) and U.S. military personnel coordinate with Venezuelan officials, June 28, 2026, to conduct a port survey at the Port of La Guaira, Venezuela.
Jarrard was dispatched to Venezuela on Thursday, the day after the two deadly earthquakes, according to SOUTHCOM.
U.S. Southern Command - PHOTO: U.S. Marines with Littoral Combat Force-24 and U.S. sailors from the USS Fort Lauderdale deliver critically needed disaster assistance supplies, June 27, 2026, at La Guaira Port, Venezuela.
Later Sunday, SOUTHCOM also shared a video on X that it said is from a Venezuelan citizen and which shows U.S. Marines marching past a site to assist search and rescue efforts, featuring someone ff camera say “USA, thank you!”-ABC News' Cindy Smith
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