By Masaya Llavaneras Blanco Photo by Miguel Medina, view of a shelter in Catia La Mar, July 6. As one of almost 8 million diaspora Venezuelans, I was shocked about the news of the double earthquakes that hit the country on 24 June: both over magnitude 7 on the Richter scale, separated from each other … Continue reading Earthquakes and governance: why we need a gender lens in Venezuela’s compounding crises
Statement Photo: Juan Barreto, rescue efforts in Caraballeda Translation: Venezuelanvoices.org Two weeks after the earthquakes that shook our country, the preliminary official toll stands at nearly three thousand seven hundred dead, more than sixteen thousand injured, nearly eighteen thousand people left homeless, and an unknown number of missing persons—figures that, unfortunately, will continue to rise … Continue reading The National Forum in Defense of People’s Rights in Response to the Severe Tragedy Caused by the June 24 Earthquakes
By Socialism and Freedom Party (PSL) Photograph of Israeli soldiers in Caracas published by journalist Dima Khatib The Venezuelan people are currently enduring one of the most painful moments in our recent history. The earthquakes of June 24, 2026, have left thousands dead, injured, and missing, and entire communities reduced to rubble. Amid this suffering, … Continue reading We condemn the presence of delegations from the Zionist and genocidal state of Israel on Venezuelan territory
By Omar Vázquez Heredia Photograph: Matias Delacroix On June 24 Venezuela’s central coast was struck by two earthquakes of 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude on the Richter scale. So far, according to official figures, the consequences of these natural disasters include 2,595 deaths, 12,400 injuries, 12,841 people left homeless, 189 collapsed buildings, and 565 partially collapsed … Continue reading For an Independent Truth and Justice Commission on the impact of the earthquakes
By Venezuelanvoices.org Donation recommendations at the end of the article Image: FUNVISIS map of seismic activity, June 24-26 On the afternoon of June 24, while many communities were celebrating San Juan Day—an important date in Afro-Venezuelan culture—two consecutive earthquakes shook the country, leaving thousands injured and missing, as well as a huge number of people … Continue reading Devastating earthquakes strike the north of Venezuela
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