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Montevideo, July 29th 2026 - 08:04 UTC

Tag: earthquake

  • Friday, July 17th 2026 - 22:25 UTC

    Venezuela raises official death toll from June double earthquake above 5,000

    The true scale of the disaster remains surrounded by uncertainty

    The official death toll from the double earthquake that struck northern Venezuela on June 24 rose on Friday to 5,069, after 139 new fatalities were added, according to the president of Parliament, Jorge Rodríguez. The tally, released via Telegram, keeps the number of injured at 16,740 and of people left homeless at 17,907. Authorities present these figures as provisional, more than three weeks after the disaster.

  • Tuesday, July 14th 2026 - 07:00 UTC

    Uruguay postpones second aid flight to Venezuela over changed entry conditions

    Uruguayan authorities stressed that this is a postponement, not a cancellation of the mission

    Uruguay has postponed the second shipment of humanitarian aid to Venezuela, scheduled for Tuesday, after a change in the conditions set by Venezuelan authorities for the entry of cargo, Defense Minister Sandra Lazo said. The Air Force's KC-130H Hercules remains loaded with some 15 tons of supplies intended for victims of the June 24 twin earthquakes.

  • Monday, July 13th 2026 - 07:49 UTC

    Venezuela quake toll rises to 4,490 as government defends withholding missing figure

    Rodríguez defended the government's decision not to release a figure for the missing, nearly three weeks after the disaster

    The death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela on June 24 rose to at least 4,490, after another 157 fatalities were added to Saturday's count, according to figures released by the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez. The number of injured held at 16,740 and that of people rescued alive at 6,462.

  • Friday, July 10th 2026 - 08:55 UTC

    PAHO warns Venezuela quake health emergency has entered critical phase

    Photo: Maxwell Briceno / REUTERS

    The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned on Thursday that the health emergency stemming from the earthquakes that struck north-central Venezuela on June 24 has entered a critical stage and is “far from over,” with the focus on preventing disease outbreaks among the displaced population. According to the official toll cited by the organization, as of July 8 the quakes had left 3,811 people dead and 16,740 injured.

  • Wednesday, July 8th 2026 - 07:10 UTC

    Venezuela quake death toll reaches 3,685 as economists urge lifting of US sanctions

    A worker paints the graves of unidentified victims of the June 24 earthquake. Photo: Miguel Medina / AFP

    The death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela on June 24 rose to at least 3,685, after another 150 fatalities were added to Monday's count, according to official figures. The number of injured held at 16,740 and that of people rescued at 6,462, while those who lost their homes rose to 17,907. Authorities present the data as provisional.

  • Monday, July 6th 2026 - 20:30 UTC

    Venezuela earthquake death toll rises to 3,535 as international teams withdraw

    A wide discrepancy persists over the number of missing people

    The twin earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela on June 24 have left at least 3,535 people dead and 16,740 injured, according to the latest report released on Monday by the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez. The death toll rose by 193 from Sunday's figure, while the number of injured remained unchanged. Authorities present the data as provisional and subject to revision.

  • Monday, July 6th 2026 - 00:55 UTC

    Venezuela shifts to clearing rubble and recovering bodies as rescue teams depart

    Managing the rubble is emerging as one of the main challenges

    Venezuela entered a new stage in its response to the June 24 twin earthquake, focused on clearing rubble and recovering bodies, after the departure of nearly all international rescue teams. In the streets of La Guaira, the hardest-hit area, dozens of machines arrived in recent hours to speed up those tasks, which now fall mainly to Venezuelan volunteers, firefighters, civil defense and residents. The official toll stands at 2,954 dead and more than 16,500 injured.

  • Sunday, July 5th 2026 - 20:51 UTC

    Argentina sends fresh rescue brigades to Venezuela as most foreign teams begin to withdraw

    The Argentine contingent's departure comes as most foreign teams begin to leave Venezuela

    A new contingent of Argentine rescue workers left for Venezuela on Sunday to relieve the search-and-rescue teams deployed after the June 24 twin earthquake, which according to the official toll has left 2,954 dead and more than 16,500 injured. The dispatch coincides with the start of the withdrawal of most international missions, at the point when operations are shifting away from rescuing survivors toward the recovery phase.

  • Thursday, July 2nd 2026 - 15:32 UTC

    A multinational rescue frees Hernán, trapped eight days under Venezuela's quake rubble

    Gil, who worked as a guard in the underground parking garage of a shopping mall, survived by sheltering under the desk of his booth when the building collapsed

    A 43-year-old Venezuelan security guard, Hernán Gil, was rescued alive on Thursday after eight days trapped under the rubble of a building that collapsed in Catia La Mar, in La Guaira state, during the twin earthquake that struck the country on June 24. The Costa Rican Red Cross, which took part in the operation, confirmed the rescue, considered one of the most complex and prolonged of the disaster, which has left at least 2,295 dead and more than 11,000 injured, according to the official toll.

  • Thursday, July 2nd 2026 - 08:51 UTC

    Venezuela's quake toll passes 2,295 a week on, with tens of thousands still unaccounted for

    Search efforts continued in the coastal state of La Guaira, the hardest hit, where most of the victims are concentrated

    A week after the twin earthquake that struck north-central Venezuela, the official toll rose to at least 2,295 dead and 11,267 injured, according to National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez, who has been the main voice for the figures since the disaster. The United Nations humanitarian coordinator in the country, Gianluca Rampolla, warned that the number “will keep growing” as rescue and debris-removal work advances.

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