Two consecutive earthquakes struck Venezuela in late June 2026. The official toll from the twin quake is 2,954 dead and more than 16,500 injured, according to Mercopress.

Rescue teams are using drones, dogs, cameras and specialized listening equipment to search for survivors in Venezuela, as reported by Western media outlets.

Turkey dispatched two military aircraft carrying search‑and‑rescue personnel, medical teams and humanitarian aid to La Guaira, where Turkish search‑and‑rescue teams began operations in coordination with international teams, according to Turkish sources. International search and rescue teams from at least 17 countries have been sent to Venezuela to look for survivors, the Bangkok Post reported.

Over 19,000 rescuers have been deployed to La Guaira state, TASS reported. US troops and rescue workers from Florida Task Force 1 boarded a military aircraft at Homestead Air Reserve Base to depart for Venezuela, news.meaww.com reported, adding that President Donald Trump said the United States was ready, willing and able to help the Venezuelan people. A new contingent of Argentine rescue workers left for Venezuela on Sunday to relieve the search‑and‑rescue teams deployed after the June 24 twin earthquake, Mercopress reported. Members of the Bolivarian National Guard were searching for survivors in Pinto Salinas on Wednesday after the earthquakes, the New York Times reported.

The multinational effort continues to focus on locating survivors and providing medical assistance in the hardest‑hit areas.