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Race Against the Rubble: Hundreds Still Trapped as Venezuela's Toll Continues to Climb

Venezuela United Nations Federico PARRA Delcy Rodríguez Jorge Rodríguez La Guaira Earthquakes Jorge Rodriguez Leo XIV National Assembly
Volunteers attempt to move debris as they search for bodies on the rubble of collapsed buildings in Catia La Mar, La Guaira, Venezuela, on June 26, 2026, following deadly earthquakes. The death toll from two powerful earthquakes that devastated Venezuela earlier this week rose to 920 on June 26, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said. (Credit: Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP via Getty Images)

Two days after a pair of violent earthquakes tore through northern Venezuela, the official death count has moved past 920, and a relief operation drawing on more than a dozen nations is now in a sprint against time to reach people still pinned under collapsed buildings.

National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez said Friday that 920 people are confirmed dead and 3,360 hurt. Both tallies are expected to grow. The count climbed steeply from 164 on Thursday morning to 188 by that afternoon, then 235, then 589, before reaching 920 inside roughly a day and a half.

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