Following twin earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, buildings collapsed, leaving many trapped under debris. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
Franklin Rodriguez searches for missing relatives in the rubble of his apartment building, which collapsed in the back-to-back earthquakes that struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Monday, June 29, 2026. A rescuer carries a girl pulled from the rubble four days after twin earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Sunday, June 28, 2026. U.S. firefighters from Fairfax County pull a survivor from the rubble of a building that collapsed in the earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, Sunday, June 28, 2026. Relief workers carry a man rescued from a building that collapsed in the earthquakes that struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Sunday, June 28, 2026.
For those trapped in rubble after an earthquake, survival depends on many factors, including weather and access to water and air. If their injuries aren't too severe, victims can survive for a week or more, assuming the weather isn't too hot or cold, experts say.
In Venezuela, rescue teams have been racing against time to find survivors. Buildings are collapsed and damaged along the coast in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, Sunday, June 28, 2026, following earthquakes.
AP photographers Fernando Vergara, Pedro Mattey, Miguel Medina, and Matias Delacroix captured images from the scene.