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In Pictures: Hunger, despair as Venezuela quake death toll rises

Al Jazeera · Jul 2, 2026, 7:48 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Venezuelan rescuers fight to save lives, as survivors face hunger and chaos after devastating twin earthquakes.
  • xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo People gather to receive supplies from volunteers, days after twin earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela.
  • International teams on Thursday inched closer to 43-year-old security guard Hernan Gil, buried inside his booth beneath a seven-storey building in Catia La Mar, a coastal area flattened by the June 24 disaster.

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Venezuelan rescuers fight to save lives, as survivors face hunger and chaos after devastating twin earthquakes.

xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo People gather to receive supplies from volunteers, days after twin earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]By AFP, AP, EPA and Reuters Published On 2 Jul 20262 Jul 2026Hundreds of rescuers in Venezuela are fighting the clock to free a man trapped for eight days under a collapsed building, as survivors of last week’s twin earthquakes struggle with mounting hunger and desperation.

International teams on Thursday inched closer to 43-year-old security guard Hernan Gil, buried inside his booth beneath a seven-storey building in Catia La Mar, a coastal area flattened by the June 24 disaster.

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