Venezuela continues in the race against time to find survivors on the 6th day of searches

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Six days after the earthquakes that devastated Venezuela, rescue teams remain mobilized in search of survivors under the rubble. The official balance shows 1,719 dead, 5,034 injured and 15,866 homeless. According to an estimate by the United Nations (UN), around 50,000 people are still missing.
As the hours pass, concern among authorities grows. The more time passes, the lower the chances of finding people alive among the rubble. Disaster response experts say the first 48 to 72 hours are decisive in locating survivors. After this period, operations usually focus on removing bodies.
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➡ Last Wednesday night (24), two earthquakes in a row hit the northern region of the country, where Caracas is located. In addition to the deaths, the tremors collapsed buildings and left a trail of destruction in the Venezuelan capital and surrounding areas. The earthquakes were the strongest in the country in more than 100 years.
In light of the crisis, the interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, stated that rescue operations will be maintained and announced a plan to assist families who lost their homes. The preliminary assessment shows that more than 770 buildings suffered total or partial collapses, including residential properties, businesses and hospitals.
Volunteers search for survivors amid the rubble of buildings destroyed by earthquakes in Caraballeda, in the state of La Guaira, Venezuela, on June 28, 2026.
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The scale of the disaster goes beyond the areas where it occurred landslides. The International Organization for Migration (IOM), an agency linked to the UN, estimates that more than 6 million people may have been affected by the earthquakes.
While excavating the rubble, rescuers face high temperatures and the need to remove debris manually. Reports made by people who follow the work of the teams describe that the smell caused by the decomposition of the bodies becomes more intense every day.
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La Guaira concentrates most of the destruction. The disaster also hit Caracas and Maiquetía, the city that is home to Simón Bolívar International Airport, the country's main air terminal, which is still closed. On the other hand, other international airports, such as Valencia, have already resumed operations.
It was only on Sunday that international rescue missions began to arrive in large numbers in La Guaira. Before that, residents reported frustration with the authorities' response and stated that much of the first aid was organized by volunteers and the population itself.
New tremors
Last Monday (29), Venezuela recorded yet another earthquake. According to information from the United States Geological Survey, the magnitude was 4.6 and the epicenter was in Caraballeda, on the north coast of the country, about 30 km from the capital, Caracas, at 7 am local time - 8 am in Brasília.
On Friday (26), a third earthquake had already occurred, with a magnitude similar to that of this Monday, much smaller than that of the first two. On Sunday morning (28), earthquakes of magnitude 4.2 and 4.5 were also recorded.

Source: G1