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Venezuela Earthquake Miracle: 18-day-old baby found alive beneath rubble; Emotional reunion with father leaves rescuers & internet in tears

A miraculous rescue in Venezuela has brought a glimmer of hope amid the devastation caused by the earthquakes. An 18-day-old baby was found alive beneath the rubble of a collapsed building and reunited with the child's emotional father. About 90 minutes later, rescuers also pulled the baby's mother to safety,…

The Economic Times · Jun 27

Venezuela earthquakes: Foreign nationals including those from Portugal, Spain, China among dead

Venezuela is in crisis following two powerful earthquakes that have resulted in 920 deaths and over 50,000 individuals still missing. The tremors caused significant destruction in La Guaira and Caracas, prompting urgent rescue operations. Many affected nations confirm their citizens among the casualties, including Portugal, China, and Spain, as rescuers…

The Times of India · Jun 27

Venezuela earthquakes kill nearly 1,000, tens of thousands missing

The death toll from twin earthquakes in Venezuela rose Friday to 920, with tens of thousands reported missing as international rescue teams boosted a desperate and slow-moving search for survivors. - Help arrives - The UN humanitarian agency OCHA said search and rescue teams from at least 17 countries were…

The Economic Times · Jun 27

Venezuela's deadly earthquake: 'Countless lives lost that in a normal country would have been saved'

Gavin Lee welcomes Germania Rodriguez Paleo, an American Venezuelan journalist and commentator and former US Chief Reporter for the Daily Mail. In this interview, Rodriguez Paleo offers a powerful political analysis of Venezuela's devastating earthquake, arguing that while the seismic event itself was a force of nature, the scale of…

France 24 · Jun 26

Baby pulled alive from rubble after Venezuela earthquake

Rescuers were able to pull a baby alive from the rubble of a collapsed building following the devastating Venezuela earthquakes.

The Independent UK · Jun 26

UK sends search and rescue team to Venezuela as earthquake death toll nears 1,000

Britain also made £2 million of humanitarian funding available to help respond to the disaster

The Independent UK · Jun 26

Race Against the Rubble: Hundreds Still Trapped as Venezuela's Toll Continues to Climb

Venezuela's quake toll passes 920 as rescuers from a dozen-plus nations race the 72-hour clock to reach survivors trapped along the battered coast. The dead span several nationalities — among them Portuguese, Spanish, Brazilian, Chinese and Chilean citizens.

Latin Times · Jun 26

Venezuelans search for missing as earthquake death toll climbs

The death toll from the twin earthquakes in Venezuela continued to rise on Friday, with at least 920 dead and more than 51,000 missing, as distress grew among Venezuelans. The 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude quakes that struck late Wednesday left a landscape of devastation, with countless collapsed buildings, particularly in…

France 24 · Jun 26

Aid is on the way after Venezuela’s earthquakes, but it’s not clear how quickly it can get there

For a country already facing serious humanitarian needs, the two powerful earthquakes that shook Venezuela on June 24, 2026, have made life even harder.

The Conversation · Jun 26

Venezuelans sleep in cars and under trees as they question where they'll live after the earthquakes

Thousands of Venezuelans are pouring into parks, plazas and even the shoulders of blocked highways, looking for a place to sleep after losing their homes in two devastating earthquakes this week

The Independent UK · Jun 26