The Latest Breaking News from Venezuela

Rescue dog saves 13 Venezuela earthquake victims on final mission

A brave rescue dog helped locate at least 13 people buried alive under rubble following a pair of deadly twin earthquakes in Venezuela.

The Independent UK · Jul 1

Venezuela earthquakes highlight the limits of early warning systems

Earthquakes still arrive without warning. That is the hard truth scientists have been forced to accept, despite a decade of advances in artificial intelligence, satellite monitoring and dense seismic networks.

The Conversation · Jul 1

‘We’ve lost so many’: Venezuelans search for loved ones under quake rubble

Venezuelans in the port city of La Guaira were still searching for their missing loved ones a week after massive earthquakes killed 2,295 and left thousands unaccounted for. FRANCE 24's Maxime Pluvinet reports from the epicentre of the quakes.

France 24 · Jul 1

Venezuelans grapple with earthquake losses from afar

Lethal earthquakes have mobilised a South American country's small diaspora community in Australia as they try to pitch in despite the distance.

AAP · Jul 1

Toddler trapped under rubble rescued six days after Venezuela earthquakes

Critical 72-hour window in which survivors were most likely to be found passed days ago

The Independent UK · Jul 1

Wednesday briefing: After two powerful earthquakes, what is the reality on the ground in Venezuela?

In today’s newsletter: A country already in crisis since the removal of its leader earlier this year by the US, now has to find a way to rebuild with little state presence in evidence

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1

Scottish Government gives £250,000 in aid after devastating Venezuela earthquakes

The Scottish Government has provided aid for Venezuela as the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service send members to assist after devastating earthquakes…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 1

Why Parrots Can Mimic Human Speech So Perfectly but Cannot Understand Language Like We Do

The organ that makes it possibleParrots are the only birds whose vocal anatomy allows them to approximate human consonants and vowels with any real precision. The key is the syrinx, the avian equivalent of a larynx, located at the base of the trachea where it forks into the two bronchi.…

Times Life · Jul 1

Venezuela quake survivors cherish kindness of strangers

LA GUAIRA (VENEZUELA) - Queues to receive aid in Venezuela's La Guaira get longer every day, as people made homeless by two horrific earthquakes last week have nowhere else to go.

Bangkok Post · Jul 1

Disasters Emergency Committee launches urgent appeal following ‘catastrophic’ Venezuelan earthquake

Humanitarian groups say citizens urgently need shelter, food, water and medical care

The Independent UK · Jun 30