Rescue teams race to Venezuela amid fears thousands killed in earthquakes

<p>US among countries sending help to search for survivors on north coast, where dozens of buildings flattened</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jun/25/venezuela-earthquake-live-updates-quake-aftershocks-terremoto-caracas-latest">Venezuela earthquake – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Rescue teams are racing to Venezuela’s shattered northern coast after almost simultaneous earthquakes reduced dozens of buildings to rubble, with thousands of people feared dead.</p><p>The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said the defence department would help search and rescue teams deploy to the affected region after Venezuela’s main gateway, the Simón Bolívar international airport, near the capital, Caracas, was badly damaged by 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude quakes less than 40 seconds apart, late on Wednesday afternoon.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/25/rescue-teams-race-to-venezuela-amid-fears-thousands-killed-in-earthquakes">Continue reading...</a>