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Thousands feared dead after Venezuela quakes
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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.
Key facts
- A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit about 160 kilometres west of Caracas on Wednesday afternoon, followed less than a minute later by a magnitude 7.5 tremor, according to the US Geological Survey.
- 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
- People ride past a collapsed building in La Guaira, Venezuela, on June 24, 2026
- Emergency services crews work at the site of a collapsed building in Caracas following the earthquake on June 24, 2026
Summary
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit about 160 kilometres west of Caracas on Wednesday afternoon, followed less than a minute later by a magnitude 7.5 tremor, according to the US Geological Survey.
Emergency workers scrambled over the debris of collapsed buildings in Caracas as night fell, while distraught relatives sought help for loved ones feared trapped. Dazed survivors were taken away, some on stretchers.