Rescue teams race to Venezuela amid fears thousands killed in earthquakes

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2. Venezuela death toll doubles as interim president vows to save 'as many people as possible'

Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, has vowed to fight to save “as many people as possible” as the official death toll from the country’s worst earthquake in more than a century almost doubled, but frustration was growing at the perceived sluggishness of the government’s response.

Rodríguez said on Friday that the official death toll had risen to 589, with nearly 3,000 people injured. Speaking during a tour of La Guaira, the most devastated region, Rodríguez said foreign search and rescue groups were starting to arrive.
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US Southern Command said Marine Corps Maj Gen Kevin J Jarrard had landed in Caracas to oversee the use of “the US military’s unparalleled logistical and operational capabilities” to help with the search. Other countries, including Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Mexico, Spain, France, Turkey and Switzerland, have offered to send humanitarian aid and rescue teams.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/26/delcy-rodriguez-interim-president-venezuela-earthquake-death-toll