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John Otis
A man carries a mattress past damaged residential buildings following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, about 30 km northwest of Caracas, on June 25, 2026. Federico Parra/Getty Images hide caption
Search and rescue crews are pulling survivors from the rubble after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela less than a minute apart last night.
The Americas Venezuela reels from earthquakes as rescuers scramble to find survivors The earthquakes were Venezuela's largest in over a century.
The epicenters were west of Caracas, but the destruction stretched across one of the country's most densely populated regions.
The death toll is rising as rescue crews race to find survivors in collapsed or damaged buildings. Acting President Delcy RodrÃguez has declared a state of emergency, urging people to remain alert for aftershocks.
People react near a damaged apartment building following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, about 30 km northwest of Caracas. Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
People search through the rubble around a car trapped beneath the collapsed remains of a residential building following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, about 30 km northwest of Caracas. Federico Parra/AFP viaGetty Images hide caption
People walk past a collapsed building following an earthquake in Caracas on June 25, 2026. Manuare Quintero/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
People search for survivors while others try to salvage belongings in a collapsed building following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, some 30km north-west of Caracas. Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Residents look at a damaged apartment building following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, about 30 km northwest of Caracas, on June 25, 2026. Federico Parra/AFP vua Getty Images hide caption
A view shows the interior of a heavily damaged apartment building following an earthquake. Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Patients lie outside a hospital evacuated after it was damaged in an earthquake in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026. Pedro Mattey/AP hide caption
A man looks out from a damaged apartment building following an earthquake. Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A firefighter rescues a dog from a building that collapsed after an earthquake. Pedro Mattey/AP hide caption
Damaged buildings stand a day after earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela. Juan Pablo Arraez/AP hide caption
Residents walk among the rubble of building damaged in earthquakes the previous day in Catia La Mar, Venezuela. Pedro Mattey/AP hide caption