Four days after two powerful earthquakes shattered Venezuela’s northern state of La Guaira, the desperate search for survivors continues — with 920 people now confirmed dead and more than 3,000 injured.
International rescue teams, including firefighters from the US Fairfax County search and rescue unit, are working alongside local crews to pull people from the rubble. Photographs from the scene show a boy being carried from a collapsed building after he and his father were rescued, while other images capture a man being lifted from the debris.
“920 confirmed dead, over 3,000 injured after two earthquakes in Venezuela's La Guaira state, as international teams join the search for survivors.”
The quakes, which struck on June 28, 2026, have overwhelmed hospitals in the worst-hit areas, where there is a critical shortage of supplies. Aid has begun to arrive from abroad, but the scale of destruction — visible in images of wrecked buildings and bodies still trapped under piles of concrete — means the operation will take weeks.
For now, every hour counts. Rescue workers are racing against time, knowing that each minute buried under the rubble reduces the chance of finding anyone alive.