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Venezuela

Venezuelan fashion house stitches body bags for quake victims

With over 4,700 people killed and an estimated 50,000 missing after two earthquakes in Venezuela, body bags are in short supply.
With over 4,700 people killed and an estimated 50,000 missing after two earthquakes in Venezuela, body bags are in short supply.

‘Until the end’: The tireless, traumatic search for Venezuela quake victims

Miguel Baez, a volunteer rescuer, still returns to the mangled pile of concrete and metal, joining other volunteers in the grueling, dangerous search for victims.
Miguel Baez, a volunteer rescuer, still returns to the mangled pile of concrete and metal, joining other volunteers in the grueling, dangerous search for victims.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, July 12, 2026

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on July 9.
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on July 9.

Venezuela quakes have killed 4,333, injured 16,740, National Assembly president says

More than 300 of the dead have not yet been identified, after two earthquakes struck Venezuela on June 24.
More than 300 of the dead have not yet been identified, after two earthquakes struck Venezuela on June 24.

Economic uncertainty looms over Venezuela quake zone

A man sits against a wall displaying signs with pictures and data of missing people and ads offering free food, ice, and water, in Caraballeda, state of La Guaira, Venezuela, on July 10.
A man sits against a wall displaying signs with pictures and data of missing people and ads offering free food, ice, and water, in Caraballeda, state of La Guaira, Venezuela, on July 10.

Venezuela quake tragedy threatens to set back democratic transition

Workers remove debris from a collapsed building in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on July 9, following the June 24 earthquakes.
Workers remove debris from a collapsed building in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on July 9, following the June 24 earthquakes.

Overcrowded shelters, poor water access pose health risks after Venezuela quakes, says PAHO

People gather near their tents at a makeshift shelter run by the UN, in the aftermath of the June 24 earthquakes, in La Guaira, Venezuela, on July 7.
People gather near their tents at a makeshift shelter run by the UN, in the aftermath of the June 24 earthquakes, in La Guaira, Venezuela, on July 7.

Quake-hit Venezuela's push for a swift debt deal raises fears of future crisis

People affected by the disaster queue to receive humanitarian aid distributed by personnel from the US-based non-profit organization Global Empowerment Mission (GEM), in the aftermath of the June 24 earthquakes, in Catia la Mar, La Guaira state, Venezuela July 8, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
People affected by the disaster queue to receive humanitarian aid distributed by personnel from the US-based non-profit organization Global Empowerment Mission (GEM), in the aftermath of the June 24 earthquakes, in Catia la Mar, La Guaira state, Venezuela July 8, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

Trump says US not stopping Machado from returning to Venezuela

Death toll from Venezuela quakes rises to 3,811 as government seeks frozen funds

A drone view of the destroyed buildings in the aftermath of the June 24 earthquakes, in Macuto, La Guaira state, Venezuela July 8, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
A drone view of the destroyed buildings in the aftermath of the June 24 earthquakes, in Macuto, La Guaira state, Venezuela July 8, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

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