In photos: Desperation grows in Venezuela in the aftermath of devastating twin earthquakes
The death toll rose sharply to 1,430 on Saturday, with Venezuelans reporting at least 68,900 people missing three days after 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes devastated the South American nation.
Personal photos and items are strewn through the rubble of a collapsed building as rescuers search for victims in Caraballeda.Edilzon Gamez/Getty Images
Jhonquer Cerpas, 13, is rescued by a Mexican emergency response team dispatched to La Guaira.Maxwell Briceno/Reuters
People affected by the earthquake line up for food and clothing donations in La Guaira.Matias Delacroix/The Associated Press
Emergency personnel, paramedics and rescuers gather at the site of a collapsed building in the San Bernardino neighbourhood of Caracas.JUAN BARRETO/AFP/Getty Images
Locals look at announcements of missing people at the site of a collapsed building in Los Corales.FEDERICO PARRA/AFP/Getty Images
Members of the French Civil Security Training and Intervention Regiment help residents in the search for victims in Caraballeda.MIGUEL MEDINA/Reuters
Government officials unload clothing donations for people affected by earthquakes in the El Junquito neighbourhood in Caracas.Fausto Torrealba/Reuters
Rescuers search through a block of collapsed buildings in Caraballeda.Miguel Medina/The Associated Press
A woman wearing a Venezuela flag mask looks on as rescue operations continue in La Guaira.Maxwell Briceno/Reuters
A search-and-rescue dog searches for people trapped amid the rubble of a building at Caraballeda.Edilzon Gamez/Getty Images
People displaced by the earthquakes camp on a street in Caracas.Javier Campos/The Associated Press
A damaged vehicle lies among the rubble as rescue operations continue in La Guaira.Maxwell Briceno/Reuters
ID cards and photographs of missing people are left on the window of a car by relatives searching for information in Catia La Mar.Fernando Vergara/The Associated Press
A couple embraces in front of a collapsed building in La Guaira.Matias Delacroix/The Associated Press
An aerial view shows buildings destroyed during earthquakes in Caraballeda, La Guaira State, Venezuela, June 27, 2026. Miguel Medina/Pool via REUTERSMIGUEL MEDINA/Reuters
People look on at a destroyed residential building in Caraballeda.Edilzon Gamez/Getty Images
Rescue personnel from El Salvador assist in rescue efforts in La Guaira.Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters