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Aftershocks to continue 'for years': Seismologist on Venezuela earthquake - CNN The Lead
At least 188 people have died and more than 1,500 are injured after a devastating pair of earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday, according to the country’s National Assembly president. The second quake was Venezuela’s most powerful in more than a century.
Many people are missing or still trapped beneath rubble as search and rescue efforts stretch throughout Thursday. Many displaced residents have nowhere to go after their homes were flattened in the port city of La Guaira, the capital Caracas and surrounding areas. - Aired on 06/25/2026.
0:00 Seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones talks about the earthquakes in Venezuela
4:10 Why these earthquakes come at such a delicate time for Venezuela
6:31 An earthquake survivor talks about conditions on the ground