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Venezuela earthquakes devastate country

Two back-to-back earthquakes have struck Venezuela, devastating infrastructure and sending panic through the streets.

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Rescue workers in Caracas take an injured man to medical care on June 24, 2026, after magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes hit Venezuela. [Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo]

Venezuelans raced out onto the streets during the earthquakes as buildings collapsed. Many were too afraid to return to structures that were still standing as rescue efforts began. [Maxwell Briceno/Reuters]

An injured man is cared for in a vehicle in La Guaira, Venezuela's main port, after the earthquakes. [Maxwell Briceno/Reuters]

The epicentres of the quakes were in Yaracuy state, west of Caracas, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). [Maxwell Briceno/Reuters]

Rescue workers comb through the rubble of collapsed apartment blocks to try to find survivors in Caracas, which was hit hard by the quakes. [Federico Parra/AFP]

The first quake had a magnitude of 7.2 and struck at a depth of 22km (14 miles), the USGS says. It was followed less than a minute later by a magnitude 7.5 quake at a depth of about 10km (6 miles). [Gaby Oraa/Reuters]

People wait to receive medical treatment at a field hospital in La Guaira. [Maxwell Briceno/Reuters]

A woman comforts a child in a street in Caracas. Nearly two dozen aftershocks followed the twin temblors, and experts warned that more strong aftershocks could follow in the coming days. [Federico Parra/AFP]

Acting President Delcy Rodriguez declared a state of emergency as experts warned the death toll could be in the thousands. [Manaure Quintero/AFP]

Rodriguez said the most heavily affected area is La Guaira, located north of Caracas on Venezuela’s Caribbean coast. She described La Guaira as a “disaster zone” where rescuers are “working to save lives”. [Maxwell Briceno/Reuters]