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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 30, 2026, 8:18 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 30, 2026 8:18 PM

3-year-old boy pulled out of rubble after 6 days

A 3-year-old boy was rescued after surviving six days trapped beneath the rubble, according to a Jordanian rescue team.

PHOTO: Rescuers and volunteers search for survivors in La Guaira, La Guaira state, Venezuela, June 28, 2026, following twin earthquakes.
Miguel Medina/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
Rescuers and volunteers search for survivors in La Guaira, La Guaira state, Venezuela, June 28, 2026, following twin earthquakes.
Miguel Medina/Pool/AFP via Getty Images


Jordan's International Search and Rescue Team spent three hours pulling Kleiber Moran from the wreckage of a collapsed house in Caracas in what officials described as an extremely difficult operation.

Kleiber received first aid at the scene before being taken to a hospital, a spokesperson for the Public Security Directorate said.

-ABC News’ Nadine Shubailat


Jun 30, 2026 7:12 PM

Venezuelan deported from US loses both legs in hotel collapse

A 22-year-old Venezuelan man who had just been deported from the U.S. lost both legs when the hotel he was in collapsed, his family told ABC News.

A video shared by Anderson Salcedo Lozano’s family appears to show him being pulled from the rubble. Lozano is now in the hospital.

“We are just praying, that’s all we can do,” Lozano’s aunt told ABC News.

PHOTO: Aerial view of collapsed buildings in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, June 30, 2026, following earthquakes.
Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images
Aerial view of collapsed buildings in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, June 30, 2026, following earthquakes.
Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images


She said Lozano is an asylum seeker who was living in Atlanta before being detained by immigration authorities. She said he was held in detention for two months before being deported to Venezuela.

The hotel Lozano was in was housing over 100 other Venezuelans who were deported from the U.S., several families told ABC News.

-ABC News’ Laura Romero


Jun 30, 2026 6:34 PM

Woman speaks out after surviving earthquake with newborn

Dayana Patiño and her son Juan David were pulled from the rubble of their collapsed apartment building early Friday after being trapped for more than 30 hours.

Rescuers were able to get water to the infant by sliding a straw through a pipe amid the rubble, Patiño said.

"The one who gave me the strength not to fall into despair was my son," Patiño told ABC News in Spanish. "I kept saying, 'As long as he was alive, I was going to be alive.'"

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PHOTO: A rescuer works at the site of a collapsed building in the aftermath of earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, June 29, 2026.
Gaby Oraa/Reuters
A rescuer works at the site of a collapsed building in the aftermath of earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, June 29, 2026.
Gaby Oraa/Reuters


Jun 30, 2026 6:27 PM

Death toll rises to at least 1,943

The death toll in Venezuela has climbed to 1,943, Venezuelan lawmaker Jorge Rodriguez said Tuesday.

Another 10,571 people were injured, he said.

Rescue efforts are ongoing, he said.

PHOTO: This aerial view shows a heavily damaged coastal area with collapsed buildings and debris following the June 24 twin earthquakes in Caraballeda, La Guaira State, Venezuela, June 29, 2026.
Yorman Maldonado/AFP via Getty Images
This aerial view shows a heavily damaged coastal area with collapsed buildings and debris following the June 24 twin earthquakes in Caraballeda, La Guaira State, Venezuela, June 29, 2026.
Yorman Maldonado/AFP via Getty Images

Jun 26, 2026 1:11 AM

Marine general heads to Venezuela to oversee Pentagon support for earthquake relief

U.S. Southern Command is sending U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. Kevin Jarrard to Venezuela to oversee the Pentagon's earthquake relief efforts.

PHOTO: U.S. Southern Command released this photo of U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Kevin J. Jarrard is en route to Caracas, Venezuela.
U.s. Southern Command
U.S. Southern Command released this photo of U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Kevin J. Jarrard is en route to Caracas, Venezuela.
U.s. Southern Command

The Pentagon is supporting efforts by the State Department, which is responsible for U.S. government relief efforts.

-ABC News' Luis Martinez


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