Overview
- The double earthquakes on June 24, 2026, measured about 7.2 and 7.5 and caused widespread collapse in La Guaira, Caracas and nearby coastal towns.
- Authorities updated the official toll to 5,119 dead with 16,740 injured, 6,462 people rescued alive and roughly 17,907 left without housing.
- International search teams have largely ended active survivor searches and begun withdrawing while efforts pivot to large-scale debris removal and body recovery.
- Engineers are now carrying out systematic building inspections with a semáforo green/yellow/red tagging system as officials report about 190 collapsed buildings and 856 others damaged.
- The IMF has released access to $346 million for reconstruction and aid shipments continue, but officials and UN analysts warn the scale of debris, displaced families and repair needs make recovery a long, resource-intensive process.