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Venezuelans search more earthquake ruins as attention turns to humanitarian crisis 36%
By JUAN PABLO ARRAEZ0% ISABEL DEBRE0%
6/29/2026, 12:18:58 PM
Keywords: Venezuela, Jorge Rodriguez, Donald Trump, Venezuela Earthquakes, Humanitarian Crises, Central America, South America, Water Rights, Labor Unions, U S Department Of Homeland Security, Natural Disasters, Homelessness, Earthquakes, Jean Sosa, United States Government, Ana Rada, Immigration, Maria Corina Machado, Military And Defense, Venezuela Government, Caracas, Latin America, Nicolas Maduro
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LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — With the window for finding survivors shrinking fast, Venezuelans combed Monday through more ruins of buildings toppled by last week’s powerful back-to-back earthquakes, and attention turned to the country’s humanitarian crisis that could persist for years.
Relief organizations say the first 72 hours after a natural disaster is the most crucial time period for rescues, though survival can be extended if people have access to food and water.
Five days after the twin quakes, questions loomed about whether the cash-strapped government will be able to coordinate the effort needed to care for thousands of people who have been left homeless.
In other developments, a 4.6 magnitude aftershock rumbled through the disaster zone in the northern state of La Guaira.
The death toll stood at more than 1,700 people, according to the government, which has long retained tight control over news media.
Many Venezuelan news reports have avoided politically delicate questions related to the earthquake, such as the widespread collapse of buildings, sticking instead to safer stories about heroic rescues.
Delcy Rodríguez, who came to power in January after U.S.
President Donald Trump’s administration seized former President Nicolás Maduro, shared footage Monday of emergency workers lifting a man out of the ruins to applause after a 43-hour search effort.
“We have to stay strong, even without food, without sleep,” said Concepción Hernández, watching as civil defense workers looked for her brother.
“Until I see the body, I still have hope.”
“Each life saved is a victory for hope,” she wrote on X.
Experts are struggling to assess the scope of damage, but they generally agree that the government’s figures are a vast undercount.
Many Venezuelans are skeptical of official pronouncements, particularly since Maduro’s government claimed victory in the 2024 presidential election despite a vote count showing he had lost to the opposition movement led by María Corina Machado.
The now-exiled opposition leader has criticized the government response to the earthquake and on Monday accused it of temporarily closing the airspace to prevent her from returning to the country.
She did not offer evidence.
Jorge Rodríguez said that as of Monday, the earthquake had affected a total of 15,866 people.
The United Nations, meanwhile, says that up to 6.8 million of Venezuela’s nearly 30 million residents may be affected — which could mean being displaced or losing access to electricity and water.
The Venezuelan Red Cross said it expected to address the needs of at least 300,000 people for the next two years.
Because of the chaos and poor phone service, many Venezuelans have turned to non-governmental digital databases to report their loved ones as missing.
More than 50,000 people were reported missing on one such database, though it is unclear how many have been found.
Firefighter Kleider Carrillo said nothing prepared him for the destruction in La Guaira.
“When you study for this profession, you’re trained for situations like this,” he said.
“But what’s in textbooks is one thing.
Reality is another.”
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DeBre reported from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Associated Press writers Jorge Rueda and Regina Garcia Cano in Caracas, Venezuela, Dánica Coto in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Gabriela Aoun Angueira in Tijuana, Mexico, contributed to this report.
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