Venezuela-Earthquake

The death toll from the powerful twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela last month has climbed to nearly 3,000, as international rescue teams begin winding down search operations. According to the latest official figures, 2,954 people have been killed and more than 16,500 injured. Thousands remain missing, raising fears that the death toll could continue to rise. On June 24, two powerful earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 struck within seconds of each other, devastating the coastal La Gu...

The impact of an earthquake lasts only a few moments. But its scars must be borne for a long time. Collapsed houses, shattered communities, the cries of those who have lost loved ones, and a future filled with uncertainty – this is the reality now visible across vast areas of Venezuela. Half a million people have been left homeless after losing their houses. These helpless, destitute people are becoming desperate in the struggle for a single meal and a place to rest their heads. At just such a m...

Her newborn son was the one who gave her the strength to survive. Mother Diana Patiño kept checking repeatedly to make sure her baby Juan David was still breathing. And as long as her child was alive, she refused to give up hope of survival herself.On Sunday, speaking to the BBC at a clinic in Carac...

Argentine footballer Lucas Trejo, who plays for Venezuelan second-division club Sport Maritimo La Guaira, lost his wife, Yanina, and their two children, Aaron and Ainoa, in last week's earthquake. The earthquake was the strongest to hit Venezuela in more than a century. Trejo, 38, was at the...

The death toll from a powerful double earthquake in Venezuela has risen to 920, making it the deadliest quake to hit the country in over a century. Anger and frustration are mounting among the public over the slow pace of rescue operations for those trapped under the rubble.The increase in the offic...

Just seconds before a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Venezuela, Google sent alert messages to many Android users' phones. The message displayed the potential magnitude of the earthquake and its distance from the user's location, giving them a brief but critical window to move to safety.Only 39 seco...

When an earthquake struck Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, a woman living in the United States received a WhatsApp message from her sister Veronica. The message read, “The houses are shaking terribly, it’s still shaking.”Being in the United States, the woman had not yet fully grasped the situation...