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Venezuela earthquakes updates: 3-year-old boy pulled out of rubble after 6 days

PHOTO: Buildings destroyed following twin earthquakes are seen in Caraballeda, La Guaira State, Venezuela, June 29, 2026.
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At least 1,400 people dead from earthquakes: UN official
By Kevin Shalvey, Ivan Pereira
Last Updated: June 29, 2026, 3:28 PM

At least 1,943 people have died and another 10,571 people were injured from a pair of powerful earthquakes that devastated Venezuela, officials said.

The two quakes -- a 7.2 magnitude one followed just seconds later by a 7.5 -- struck the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday evening, knocking down buildings in Caracas, the capital, and sending residents racing into the street.

Responders are still undertaking rescue operations, searching for people thought to be under the rubble.

Key Headlines

  • 3-year-old boy pulled out of rubble after 6 days
  • Venezuelan deported from US loses both legs in hotel collapse
  • Woman speaks out after surviving earthquake with newborn
  • Death toll rises to at least 1,943
Here's how the news is developing.

Jun 29, 2026 3:28 PM

3 Americans dead, 12 missing

Three Americans have died from the earthquakes and 12 Americans remain missing, the U.S. government has confirmed, according to a senior U.S. official.

PHOTO: People embrace, as rescue operations continue after earthquakes hit the country in La Guaira, Venezuela, June 27, 2026.
Maxwell Briceno/Reuters
People embrace, as rescue operations continue after earthquakes hit the country in La Guaira, Venezuela, June 27, 2026.
Maxwell Briceno/Reuters

More than 300 search and rescue personnel from the U.S. are now working on the ground in Venezuela, a senior administration official said.

The U.S. had committed more than $300 million to the earthquake response, including $200 million in funding for partner organizations and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, according to the State Department.

PHOTO: Jhonquer Cerpas, 13, is rescued by the Mexican brigade, in rescue efforts after earthquakes hit the country, in La Guaira, Venezuela, June 27, 2026.
Maxwell Briceno/Reuters
Jhonquer Cerpas, 13, is rescued by the Mexican brigade, in rescue efforts after earthquakes hit the country, in La Guaira, Venezuela, June 27, 2026.
Maxwell Briceno/Reuters

Jun 29, 2026 1:45 PM

Man rescued alive after 106 hours

Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez posted a video on social media showing a man rescued from a collapsed building after 106 hours trapped under the rubble.

PHOTO: Aaron Levi Cantillo was rescued alive after being trapped for 106 hours and a 43-hour rescue operation following an earthquake in Venezuela.
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Aaron Levi Cantillo was rescued alive after being trapped for 106 hours and a 43-hour rescue operation following an earthquake in Venezuela.
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Jun 29, 2026 11:11 AM

Survivors pulled from rubble days after Venezuela quakes, officials say

As the race to find survivors in Venezuela continues, Bolivian rescuers pulled two survivors out of the rubble of a collapsed building over the weekend.

The video was posted by the Bolivian authorities on Sunday but does not specify when it was filmed.

PHOTO: Volunteers and Ecuadorean firefighters of the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) search for bodies at the site of a collapsed building in Caraballeda, La Guaira State, Venezuela on June 28, 2026, following twin earthquakes.
Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images
Volunteers and Ecuadorean firefighters of the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) search for bodies at the site of a collapsed building in Caraballeda, La Guaira State, Venezuela on June 28, 2026, following twin earthquakes.
Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

Video shows rescuers pulling someone through a small opening and then rappelling slowly down the collapsed side of the building.

The officially reported death toll from the two powerful earthquakes that struck in Venezuela on Wednesday remained at about 1,400, with the last update on casualties being announced on Saturday.

PHOTO: A woman is seen after being pulled from under a collapsed building in a hard hit town in La Guaira, on Venezuela's coast, in an image shared by the Salvadoran president.
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele
A woman is seen after being pulled from under a collapsed building in a hard hit town in La Guaira, on Venezuela's coast, in an image shared by the Salvadoran president.
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele also shared video of Salvadoran rescue crews.

"After 86 hours trapped under the rubble, and following 11 hours of intense work, we have successfully rescued 60-year-old Belkys Josefina Barreto García alive," he said on social media.

The woman had been trapped under a building in a hard hit town in La Guaira on the coast. The woman remains in "delicate" condition and has been transferred to hospital in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital.

There were shouts of "bravo" and clapping from bystanders and rescuers as she was carried on a stretcher into an ambulance.

-ABC News’ Victoria Beaule



Jun 29, 2026 2:07 AM

La Guaira's power 75% restored after deadly earthquakes, acting president says

About 75% of electricity service has been restored in La Guaira state, Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said. The region includes a major port.

"Teams continue working toward full restoration of electrical services in the state, as well as water services, which is at 68%, and roadways, which are about 90% restored, all the transit and circulation, which is very important for rescue operations," she said.


Jun 26, 2026 2:56 AM

Death toll rises to at least 235 with at least 4,300 injured: Health minister

The death toll from the pair of powerful earthquakes that rocked Venezuela on Wednesday has risen to at least 235, according to the country's health minister, who spoke on state media.

At least 4,300 people were injured, according to the latest figures provided by the official.

PHOTO: People search for casualties amid the rubble of a collapsed building, in the aftermath of earthquakes in Caracas, Venezuela, June 25, 2026.
Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters
People search for casualties amid the rubble of a collapsed building, in the aftermath of earthquakes in Caracas, Venezuela, June 25, 2026.
Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters

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