Venezuela Earthquake Survivors Seek Food and Shelter as Death Toll Rises Near 2,000

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela: Tens of thousands of people in Venezuela are desperately seeking food and shelter after two earthquakes killed nearly 2,000 on Tuesday. Rescue teams managed to pull a three-year-old boy alive from the rubble six days after the shocks. Last week’s magnitude-7.2 and 7.5 quakes — one of the worst earthquake disasters in Latin American history — collapsed entire residential complexes, left tens of thousands unaccounted for, and prompted frantic search-and-rescue operations for survivors trapped in ruins. The scale of destruction has overwhelmed local authorities who have struggled with coordinating relief efforts across multiple regions affected by the disaster. International aid organizations continue working alongside Venezuelan government agencies to provide emergency supplies such as water, medical kits, and temporary shelters while assessing long-term recovery needs. Meanwhile, families remain anxious about missing loved ones still buried under debris or stranded without access to basic necessities like clean drinking water.