Venezuela earthquakes live updates: buildings collapse in Caracas as officials warn ‘high casualties’ likely

The Guardian UK Thursday 25 June 2026, 01:00 UTC By Mark Saunokonoko 1 min read

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Two powerful earthquakes – with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 – sent residents running into the streets as buildings shook and collapsedVenezuela earthquake: powerful back-to-back quakes collapse buildings in capital CaracasOne of the worst hit areas appears to have been La Guaira, a port city just north of Caracas on Venezuela’s Caribbean coast. La Guaira is home to Venezuela’s main international airport, the Simón Bolívar International Airport, and is also close to some of the hillside...

Two powerful earthquakes – with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 – sent residents running into the streets as buildings shook and collapsed

Venezuela earthquake: powerful back-to-back quakes collapse buildings in capital Caracas

One of the worst hit areas appears to have been La Guaira, a port city just north of Caracas on Venezuela’s Caribbean coast.

La Guaira is home to Venezuela’s main international airport, the Simón Bolívar International Airport, and is also close to some of the hillside communities that came under attack by US forces, when Donald Trump ordered the 3 January attack on Venezuela this year to abduct its president Nicolás Maduro.

Venezuela (LOCATION) Caracas (LOCATION) La Guaira (PERSON) Caribbean (LOCATION) the Simón Bolívar International Airport (ORG) US (LOCATION) Donald Trump (PERSON) Nicolás Maduro (PERSON)

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