One month since dual earthquakes rocked Venezuela

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No basic services and nowhere to go: how these Venezuelans are living a month after the earthquakes

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela — A month has passed since earthquakes shook Venezuela and killed thousands, but the state of La Guaira still feels like a distant memory. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Walking through a residential area is like passing through a graveyard of buildings … Read more

Devastation, agony and hope: What we saw in Venezuela after the deadly earthquakes

The stench in the coastal Venezuelan community of La Guaira is an impossible one to forget, even nearly a week after returning to the United States. It was an overwhelming combination of debris, smoke and death. The twin earthquakes that rocked Venezuela within a minute late last month led to catastrophic levels of destruction, leveling … Read more

Venezuela’s earthquakes death toll reaches 3,535 as survivors look for missing relatives

Venezuelans are assessing the vast scale of their losses 12 days after powerful twin earthquakes killed at least 3,535 people, injured many more and left behind immense destruction. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. On Sunday evening, hundreds of people gathered in the cities of Caracas … Read more

About 2,000 U.S. troops supporting relief efforts after Venezuela earthquakes

About 2,000 U.S. service members are supporting relief efforts in Venezuela after last week’s devastating earthquakes, according to the head of U.S. military’s Southern Command.  “The U.S. military, the Department of War, has roughly 2,000 teammates in the area on land, air and sea around Venezuela,” Gen. Francis Donovan said in a briefing Wednesday. “They … Read more

Dog rescued from rubble 5 days after Venezuela earthquakes, video shows

Dramatic video showed the moment a rescue team pulled a small dog from the rubble nearly a week after powerful twin earthquakes rocked Venezuela, killing hundreds of people and destroying thousands of buildings. Footage captured a search and rescue team from El Salvador pulling the dog from a crumbled building in Caraballeda, a city in … Read more

Rescue teams in Venezuela race to save security guard trapped under building that collapsed during earthquakes

Nearly a week after two back-to-back earthquakes struck northern Venezuela, international rescue teams, including from the U.S., are still working around the clock to save people trapped under the rubble — like 44-year-old security guard Hernan Gil Flores. Gil Flores has been trapped under a partially collapsed 10-story building in La Guaira for six days. … Read more