Venezuela: Civil defense teams continue search and rescue operations in Caracas.

SHOTLIST: CARACAS, VENEZUELA (JUNE 30, 2026) 1. VARIOUS OF CREWS CONDUCTING SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION ON RUBBLE OF DAMAGED BUILDING / RUBBLE OF DAMAGED BUILDING CARACAS, VENEZUELA - JUNE 30: Search and rescue operations continued on Tuesday, June 30, at the Moises building in the San Bernardino district of Caracas following two major earthquakes in Venezuela. Civil defense teams searched the damaged building for possible survivors while emergency personnel coordinated rescue efforts at the scene. The death toll from last week's two back-to-back earthquakes in Venezuela climbed to 1,719, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said Tuesday. In an address on state television, Rodriguez told reporters that a total of 5,034 have been injured, and 15,866 families were affected. According to the US Geological Survey, two earthquakes measuring magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 struck the South American nation on June 24, 39 seconds apart. The magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck 23 kilometers (14.3 miles) southeast of Yumare in Yaracuy state, while the magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurred 23.9 kilometers (14.9 miles) northeast of San Felipe, also in Yaracuy state, the US Geological Survey said.