Venezuela earthquakes: frantic search for survivors continues, with 235 confirmed dead so far – latest updates

“We hope to rescue as many living people as possible’, says the acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, but authorities fear the death toll will be in the thousands A senior American military official has arrived in Venezuela’s capital Caracas to oversee US relief efforts, the US Southern Command (Southcom), whose area of responsibility covers Latin America and the Caribbean, said. US Marine Corps Maj Gen Kevin Jarrard is serving as the senior Southcom official on the ground to coordinate relief oper
A group of 80 rescuers from Switzerland landed in Venezuela this morning, according to the country’s state broadcaster, VTV.
The Swiss delegation includes search and rescue specialists along with 18 tonnes of supplies and eight search dogs.
Turkey announced two flights will leave Istanbul today with military, medical and rescue personnel and a pair of search dogs, while the Netherlands also said it was sending a team consisting of 65 rescue workers, dogs and equipment.

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- Venezuela earthquakes: frantic search for survivors continues, with 235 confirmed dead so far – latest updatesGuardian - World · Taz Ali · Jun 26, 2026, 9:25 AM
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