Search for survivors continues after devastating earthquakes in Venezuela

NPR | By Eyder Peralta

Published June 29, 2026 at 4:44 AM EDT

Search and rescue efforts continue across Venezuela as worried families report nearly 70,000 people as missing.

Eyder Peralta

Eyder Peralta is NPR's East Africa correspondent based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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