People search for missing relatives at the collapsed building where they lived two days after an earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Search and rescue efforts took place across Venezuela as humanitarian aid began to arrive following powerful twin earthquakes that killed at least 920 people, injured thousands and left many more missing.
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Residents search through the rubble two days after an earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)Franklin Fuentes searches for missing relatives in the collapsed building where they lived two days after earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)Members of a religious organization distribute food to people affected two days after an earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)Rescue worker search through the rubble of a collapsed building two days after earthquakes struck Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)A man stands in front of a collapsed building two days after an earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)Residents sit near their destroyed homes two days after an earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)Kevin Tovar sits near his damaged home holding leaflets with a photo of his missing father in La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026, two days after twin earthquakes struck the country. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)Brazilian military firefighters board a Brazilian Air Force aircraft before departing on a humanitarian mission to assist victims of the doublet in earthquakes in Venezuela at the Guarulhos Air Base in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ettore Chiereguini)
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