Death Toll Rises to 589 in Venezuela Earthquakes as Foreign Rescuers Arrive

The disaster has left thousands homeless in a country already struggling with years of economic hardship and political instability.

A view shows a heavily damaged apartment building following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, on June 25, 2026. Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images

A missing persons website shared by Venezuela’s opposition leaders listed more than 49,600 people as unaccounted for following two powerful earthquakes that devastated parts of the country.

Venezuelan Interim President Delcy Rodriguez said that 589 people had died and 2,980 had been injured in the earthquakes.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated the disaster could ultimately claim more than 10,000 lives.

Officials confirmed that 235 bodies had been taken to medical facilities following the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes, which struck roughly 100 miles west of Caracas on Wednesday.