
CARACAS, June 30, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Rescue teams have saved 6,461 people in Venezuela after two
powerful earthquakes struck the country last week, National Assembly president Jorge Rodriguez said
Tuesday.
The real figure was likely closer to 20,000, Rodriguez said, if taking into account thousands more
people buried under the rubble in the hardest-hit La Guaira state who "were able to get out on their
own or with the help of friends and family."