Overview
- Two powerful earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela on Wednesday, June 24 left hundreds of buildings collapsed and triggered a large-scale rescue effort.
- Venezuelan authorities updated the official toll to 1,430 dead and roughly 3,200–3,360 injured as search teams continue work in damaged zones.
- Non-official trackers and local reports list tens of thousands reported missing, but those figures remain unverified and are changing as communications and access improve.
- More than 1,600 international rescuers have arrived on at least 17 flights with specialized teams, dogs and equipment while some diplomatic barriers were eased to speed aid.
- The hardest-hit state, La Guaira, is militarized with access restricted, hospitals are overwhelmed and the main international airport suffered damage that complicates deliveries and repatriations.