Thousands feared dead after two major earthquakes strike Venezuela
Vivian Sequera and Mayela Armas
Reuters
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Journalist Noris Argotte Soto reports from Caracas following two major earthquakes that have devastated the Venezuelan capital, leaving at least 32 dead but with many more feared killed. She says the "situation is critical" in the city, with damaged infrastructure hindering relief efforts.
CARACAS — Thousands of Venezuelans were feared dead on Thursday after two powerful earthquakes wreaked havoc in and around the capital Caracas, trapping people beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings and setting off powerful aftershocks.
People rest in a square out of fear of going back into buildings, as emergency services (not pictured) work at the site of a collapsed building after earthquakes hit the country, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 25, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
People gather as emergency services work at the site of a collapsed building after earthquakes hit the country, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 25, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
Reporting by Vivian Sequera and Mayela Armas in Caracas; Additional reporting by Deisy Buitrago, Aida Pelaez-Fernandez and Reuters TV in Caracas, Tibisay Romero in Valencia, Venezuela, Keren Torres in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, Tathiana Ortiz in San Cristobal, Venezuela, Mariela Nava in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Marianna Parraga and Sheila Dang in Houston, Fabian Cambero in Santiago, Ana Isabel Martinez in Mexico City and Emma Farge in Geneva and John Irish in Paris; Writing by Kylie Madry and Julia Symmes Cobb; Editing by Daina Beth Solomon, Lincoln Feast, Raju Gopalakrishnan, Philippa Fletcher
People gather as emergency services work at the site of a collapsed building after earthquakes hit the country, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 25, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
People rest in a square out of fear of going back into buildings, as emergency services (not pictured) work at the site of a collapsed building after earthquakes hit the country, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 25, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
