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Venezuela rocked by strongest earthquakes in over a century, as USGS fears up to 100K deaths — Trump vows US is 'ready, willing, and able to help' 35%
By Zoe Hussain49%
6/24/2026, 4:06:52 PM
BS Summary: This article contains 23 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Unattributed Quote, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 28.3% saturation with 231 hits. Analysis detected 1,606 faulty-reasoning hits from 816 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 42.2% and a BS Rank of 35% (14,412 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 65.80% of the article peer group.
Venezuela was rocked Wednesday afternoon by its strongest earthquakes in over a century — causing widespread destruction with fears of as many as 100,000 casualties.
A magnitude-7.2 quake struck roughly 100 miles west of Caracas, followed just 39 seconds later by an even bigger 7.5-magnitude temblor, according to the US Geological Survey.
“High casualties and extensive damage are probable, and the disaster is likely widespread,” the USGS warned — estimating that the death toll could climb to at least 10,000, and potentially 100,000.
Police officers evacuate an injured victim from a collapsed building following an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026.
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A Bancaribe building that collapsed after an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026.
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As of early Thursday, at least 164 people had been confirmed killed and almost 1,000 others injured, acting President Delcy Rodriguez said.
Chaotic footage posted to social media captured terrified people scrambling to safety and shielding their families as ceiling panels collapsed and sparks flew at Maiquetia International Airport.
Videos also showed baseball players and onlookers running into the field during a game in Caracas as the quake hit, shaking power lines and stadium seats.
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“When we went downstairs, the scene was like a horror movie,” said one local resident, Maria Alejandra.
“We had to climb over the rubble and everything.
The building superintendent with the baby and all the neighbors coming down.
But from that building, I only saw that one family got out.”
Caracas resident Martha Añez told CNN that she “leaned out onto the balcony, screaming, ‘We’re trapped!
We need help!
Please, someone come!’”
With the major quakes being so close together, “it felt endless,” she said.
A firefighter carries out a dog rescued from a collapsed building in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 24, 2026.
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A collapsed building following an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026.
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The massive geological event occurred as many Venezuelans were at home celebrating Battle of Carabobo Day, a public holiday marking the 1821 victory that helped secure the country’s independence from Spain.
“As soon as it started, we began hearing people screaming,” said Astrid Ramirez, a 41-year-old publicist in western Caracas.
“Everyone was running down the stairs.”
Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said the earthquake shook several states.
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“Venezuela has faced great trials, and we will come out of this one strong too, with faith, discipline, and solidarity.”
“The U.S.A. stands ready, willing, and able to help!
I have instructed all agencies of our government to get ready to move quickly.
We will be there for our new and great friends.
Early reports are not good!!!
President DJT.”
A worker looks at the pile of rubble from a collapsed building while searching for victims.
Rodriguez thanked Trump and the US, “who have been in constant contact with the Venezuelan authorities, providing support and solidarity to the people of Venezuela in the face of the tragedy that grips us.”
“Venezuela will never forget the hand extended to our people in these hard hours,” Rodriguez said.
People assist a woman after an earthquake, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 24, 2026.
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Rescue workers carry a person on a stretcher out of a collapsed building following an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026.
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The US Tsunami Warning System issued a tsunami threat for Puerto Rico and the US and British Virgin Islands after the quakes.
But the warning was withdrawn about an hour later.
The quakes are among the strongest to strike Venezuela in more than a century.
A damaged white car and fallen tree branches lie on a debris-strewn street at night, with a collapsed building in the background.
In January, the US launched a barrage of strikes in Venezuela, culminating in the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores de Maduro.
The pair was brought to the US and jailed.
“Today, there is only one message: maximum unity, maximum solidarity, and maximum action,” the message posted on Maduro’s official Telegram channel read.
“Let no one be left alone, let each community take care of their children, their grandparents, their sick,” said the statement on behalf of the couple, who face drug trafficking and weapons charges.
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