Venezuela earthquakes kill at least 164, as rescuers search collapsed buildings
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25 Jun 2026 18:43 PM । Update: 25 Jun 2026 18:43 PM
Back-to-back earthquakes have killed at least 164 people in Venezuela, acting President Delcy Rodríguez says.
In the capital Caracas, rescuers are searching through the rubble and people have been heard calling for help.
Earlier, Rodríguez said the most affected state is La Guaira, north of Caracas, where "dozens" of buildings have collapsed. It's one of Venezuela's smallest states, but economically important.
The quakes, with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5, hit a minute apart. The second was the strongest to hit Venezuela since 1900.
The US Geological Survey says thousands of people could have been killed in total.
