Venezuelan woman says she received an alert on her cell phone seconds before feeling the earthquake: 'It felt like everything was going to collapse'

EARTHQUAKE IN VENEZUELA
Venezuelan Jessie Figueira, 39, says she received an earthquake alert from Google on her cell phone about 30 seconds before feeling the tremor. Immediately, she thought it was a virus or fake news. The warning, however, was confirmed.
"I felt like the building was going to break in two. It was a very strong, very prolonged swing, it felt like everything was going to collapse," he said in an interview with g1.
Upon feeling the tremor, Jessie ran under a door frame to protect herself. She says she had never seen anything like it nor did she believe that such a strong tremor could hit her country.
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According to Jessie, it is still possible to feel smaller tremors, called aftershocks, which have left the entire population in a state of permanent tension.
Until the last official update, the country's biggest earthquake in more than a hundred years had already left at least 180 dead and 24,000 people missing.
Emergency teams in front of the rubble of a building collapsed by historic earthquakes in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 25, 2026.
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Jessie lives in San Antonio de los Altos, in the municipality of Los Salias, in the state of Miranda. The city is located in the metropolitan region of Caracas, about 20km away from the country's capital. The area spent more than 8 hours without access to electricity, while internet connection or radio and television signals have not yet been fully reestablished.
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The building where she lives had small cracks in the walls and ceiling, with no signs that it could collapse. She said that many acquaintances were not as lucky.
"We are seeing news with great sadness. People we know are missing or have died," he said.
At least 250 buildings were destroyed or damaged by the earthquake, Venezuelan authorities say.

Source: G1