Venezuela /tags/venezuela Venezuela en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Fri, 03 Jul 2026 20:30:36 GMT South Florida first responders help pull Venezuelan man from building 8 days after twin quakes /americas/2026-07-03/south-florida-first-responders-help-pull-venezuelan-man-from-building-8-days-after-twin-quakes Members of Miami's FL-TF2 worked shoulder-to-shoulder with international crews, utilizing specialized knowledge and high-tech equipment to finally free the trapped man. Fri, 03 Jul 2026 20:30:36 GMT /americas/2026-07-03/south-florida-first-responders-help-pull-venezuelan-man-from-building-8-days-after-twin-quakes Sergio R. Bustos A pilot's grit overcomes grief — and inspires expats racing to aid earthquake-ravaged Venezuela /americas/2026-07-02/aid-earthquake-venezuela-pilot When an expat pilot landed in Venezuela with desperately needed earthquake aid from Doral, he learned he'd lost numerous close family and friends in the disaster — but says it's made him even more determined now to deliver help. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:59:36 GMT /americas/2026-07-02/aid-earthquake-venezuela-pilot Tim Padgett Venezuelan medics fear earthquake aftermath will trigger widening medical crisis /americas/2026-07-02/venezuelan-medics-fear-earthquake-aftermath-will-trigger-widening-medical-crisis With far more dead than living people taken from the rubble a week after Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes, doctors say the biggest dangers now facing survivors were untreated wounds and infectious diseases. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:33:11 GMT /americas/2026-07-02/venezuelan-medics-fear-earthquake-aftermath-will-trigger-widening-medical-crisis Associated Press Aid workers warn of infectious diseases, overwhelmed hospitals after Venezuela quakes /americas/2026-06-30/aid-workers-warn-of-infectious-diseases-overwhelmed-hospitals-after-venezuela-quakes Aid groups are warning that Venezuela's healthcare system is at its breaking point nearly a week after two powerful earthquakes hit the South American country. Damaged hospitals are overwhelmed and conditions in the disaster zone are worsening. The government death toll has surpassed 1,700, with more bodies being found. A humanitarian crisis is unfolding, with thousands displaced and living in unsanitary conditions. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:34:56 GMT /americas/2026-06-30/aid-workers-warn-of-infectious-diseases-overwhelmed-hospitals-after-venezuela-quakes Juan Pablo Arráez and Isabel Debre | Associated Press Venezuelans deported from the U.S. were killed hours later in powerful quakes /americas/2026-06-30/venezuelans-deported-from-the-u-s-were-killed-hours-later-in-powerful-quakes On June 24, 146 Venezuelans were deported from Texas to Caracas. Hours later, while the deportees were in a guarded hotel, powerful twin earthquakes struck. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT /americas/2026-06-30/venezuelans-deported-from-the-u-s-were-killed-hours-later-in-powerful-quakes Sergio Martínez-Beltrán More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missing /americas/2026-06-29/more-than-100-venezuelans-who-were-deported-from-the-us-hours-before-the-earthquakes-are-missing Survivors say more than 100 people just deported from the United States were being held in a hotel when earthquakes struck Venezuela, setting off a scramble to find survivors and bodies buried in the rubble. A deportation flight from Miami arrived in Caracas hours after Wednesday's earthquakes. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 21:31:00 GMT /americas/2026-06-29/more-than-100-venezuelans-who-were-deported-from-the-us-hours-before-the-earthquakes-are-missing Gisela Salomon | Associated Press Salazar: Venezuelan regime should not halt earthquake aid, Trump should halt deportations /americas/2026-06-29/venezuela-earthquake-deportations-aid-salazar Visiting Venezuelan earthquake aid work in Doral, Republican Miami Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar blasted the regime — and urged President Trump to halt Venezuelan deportations amid the deadly catastrophe. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:48:55 GMT /americas/2026-06-29/venezuela-earthquake-deportations-aid-salazar Tim Padgett 'Surfside a hundred times over': South Florida journalist witnesses twin earthquakes in Venezuela /americas/2026-06-29/venezuela-earthquakes-surfside-florida South Florida journalist Maria Alesia Sosa is used to telling difficult stories — including the Surfside tragedy. She was visiting family in her home country of Venezuela when she experienced firsthand two devastating earthquakes. "It's a déjà vu of the rubble, of the victims, of desperate families yelling and screaming trying to find survivors, and I just can't believe this is happening again," she told SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä±. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:39:55 GMT /americas/2026-06-29/venezuela-earthquakes-surfside-florida Halle Vazquez A strong aftershock rattles Venezuela as rescue workers race to find survivors /americas/2026-06-29/a-strong-aftershock-rattles-venezuela-as-rescue-workers-race-to-find-survivors A strong aftershock has jolted Venezuela following last week's devastating earthquakes. The tremor struck early Monday near Caraballeda on the Caribbean coast, measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale. Colombia's geological survey reported it as 5.1. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:42:42 GMT /americas/2026-06-29/a-strong-aftershock-rattles-venezuela-as-rescue-workers-race-to-find-survivors Associated Press SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± 680,000 children affected after Venezuela's worst earthquakes in a century: UNICEF /americas/2026-06-28/about-680-000-children-affected-after-venezuelas-worst-earthquakes-in-a-century-unicef An estimated 1.8 million people, including 680,000 children, are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance after two devastating earthquakes struck Venezuela, UNICEF reported this weekend. Sun, 28 Jun 2026 15:48:19 GMT /americas/2026-06-28/about-680-000-children-affected-after-venezuelas-worst-earthquakes-in-a-century-unicef Sergio R. Bustos