La Guaira buildings collapse after magnitude 7 quakes

A damaged building stands in La Guaira State, Venezuela, photographed on 25 June 2026 after two earthquakes, both exceeding magnitude 7, struck the country late Wednesday. Acting President Delcy Rodriguez described La Guaira as a 'disaster zone.' (Xinhua via NationPress)

Rescue workers transfer injured people in La Guaira State, Venezuela on 25 June 2026, following two earthquakes both exceeding magnitude 7. Acting President Delcy Rodriguez declared the coastal state the hardest-hit region. (Xinhua via NationPress)

A couple embraces in front of a collapsed building in La Guaira State, Venezuela on 25 June 2026, as the human toll of two back-to-back magnitude 7+ earthquakes became visible on the ground. (Xinhua via NationPress)

Multiple damaged buildings are seen across La Guaira State, Venezuela on 25 June 2026, after two earthquakes exceeding magnitude 7 struck late Wednesday. Acting President Delcy Rodriguez said dozens of structures had completely collapsed. (Xinhua via NationPress)

A damaged structure in La Guaira State, captured on 25 June 2026, illustrates the widespread destruction from two magnitude 7+ earthquakes. La Guaira, on Venezuela's northern coast, bore the brunt of both tremors, according to acting President Delcy Rodriguez. (Xinhua via NationPress)

A framed photograph of a girl lies among the rubble in La Guaira State, Venezuela on 25 June 2026 — a stark image of lives upended by two earthquakes both surpassing magnitude 7 that struck the country late Wednesday. (Xinhua via NationPress)

Structural damage is visible across La Guaira State in this image from 25 June 2026, the day after two earthquakes — each above magnitude 7 — struck Venezuela late on Wednesday evening, according to reports. (Xinhua via NationPress)

A woman weeps atop the rubble in La Guaira State, Venezuela on 25 June 2026, a day after two earthquakes both exceeding magnitude 7 left the coastal state — declared a 'disaster zone' by acting President Delcy Rodriguez — in ruins. (Xinhua via NationPress)

Residents and responders search for survivors in the rubble of La Guaira State, Venezuela on 25 June 2026, following two magnitude 7+ earthquakes that struck the country late Wednesday and caused dozens of buildings to completely collapse. (Xinhua via NationPress)

Search teams comb through the debris in La Guaira State on 25 June 2026 as emergency operations intensify following two magnitude 7+ earthquakes. Acting President Delcy Rodriguez had declared the northern coastal state Venezuela's worst-affected area. (Xinhua via NationPress)

Community members dig through debris in La Guaira State on 25 June 2026, hoping to find survivors after two earthquakes both above magnitude 7 struck Venezuela the previous night and left dozens of buildings completely destroyed. (Xinhua via NationPress)

Rescue efforts continue in La Guaira State, Venezuela on 25 June 2026 as teams search rubble for survivors of two magnitude 7+ earthquakes. Acting President Delcy Rodriguez called La Guaira a 'disaster zone' with dozens of buildings fully collapsed. (Xinhua via NationPress)

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