Desperation mounts in Venezuela as the earthquake death toll rises to 1,430

Photo caption: A Virginia Task Force 1 urban search and rescue team travels to Venezuela aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, June 26, 2026. At the direction of U.S. Southern Command, assigned U.S. military forces are supporting Department of State-led U.S. disaster assistance to the people of Venezuela in the aftermath of the June 24, 2026, earthquakes. Photo credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Daniel Holder via DVIDS. Public Domain. Article by Regina Garcia Cano AP, Andry Rincón AP, Megan Janetsky AP. PBS News – updated June 27, 2026.

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Tensions flared Saturday as desperation grew in Venezuela’s state of La Guaira as rescuers and civilians searched for earthquake survivors and the death toll rose sharply to 1,430. Venezuela’s government said families reported at least 68,900 people missing, three days after the one-two punch of 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes devastated the South American nation. […]

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