{"id":186053,"date":"2026-06-26T10:30:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T16:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=186053"},"modified":"2026-06-26T10:30:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T16:00:16","slug":"venezuela-earthquake-live-updates-death-toll-climbs-to-589-government-plans-to-militarise-la-guaira-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=186053","title":{"rendered":"Venezuela Earthquake LIVE Updates: Death toll climbs to 589; government plans to militarise La Guaira | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n                                        <span class=\"custom-caption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2026\/06\/venezuela_earthquake_live_updates.jpg?w=1600\" alt=\"Venezuela earthquake, Venezuela earthquake death toll\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\"\/><span class=\"ie-custom-caption\">The death toll in the Venezuela earthquakes has risen to 235, while at least 11,000 people are missing. (Photo Source: AP)<\/span><\/span>The death toll from the twin earthquakes in Venezuela has climbed to 589, while nearly 3,000 people have been injured, Acting President Delcy Rodriguez said on Friday. Rodriguez also said that the government has decided to militarise the state of La Guaira following the earthquakes, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n<p><strong>India launches Operation Amistad:<\/strong> Amid several other countries, India has extended help to Venezuela through \u2018Operation Amistad\u2019. As part of the mission, a 41-member medical contingent from the Indian Army\u2019s 60 Para Field Hospital, including nine medical officers, departed aboard two Indian Air Force aircraft.<\/p>\n<p><ev-engagement group-name=\"contentLogin\"\/><ev-engagement group-name=\"myNotification\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ev-meter-content ie-premium-content-block\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyloading\" data-lazy-type=\"lazyloading-image\" src=\"https:\/\/data.indianexpress.com\/election2019\/track_1x1.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/data.indianexpress.com\/election2019\/track_1x1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"display:none;\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"adboxtop adsizes\">Story continues below this ad<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>What happened:<\/strong> The first quake was of a magnitude of 7.1, and its epicentre was west of the community of Moron, about 168 km west of Caracas, at a depth of 13 km, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. An even larger 7.5-magnitude earthquake took place just minutes later. This second one was situated at a depth of 10 km, and its epicentre was 16 km southwest of Moron. Swaying buildings in Caracas were evacuated. Entire walls of certain buildings collapsed, making furniture visible from the street. Tsunami alerts were issued for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.<br \/>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_iDZvUSuN0M?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>World leaders offer support:<\/strong> World leaders, including US President <a rel=\"noamphtml noopener\" class=\"keywordtourl\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/about\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump<\/a>, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pakistan Prime Minister <a rel=\"noamphtml noopener\" class=\"keywordtourl\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/about\/shehbaz-sharif\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shehbaz Sharif<\/a> and others have offered their support to Venezuela and condolences to the families of those who died in the twin earthquakes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Earthquake jolts Japan:<\/strong> Meanwhile, another earthquake of magnitude 7 hit Japan, jolting Hashikami Town, Aomori Prefecture. Its epicentre was off the coast of Iwate Prefecture. Following this, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi advised citizens to stay vigilant and instructed relevant agencies to give out timely and accurate information to the public regarding evacuation and damage. However, she ruled out any concerns about a tsunami.\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Stay updated with the latest &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/indianexpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to follow us on Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/iescript\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v2.5\" data-inline=\"1\" id=\"facebook-js\"><\/script><script>(function(){var l=!1;function f(){if(l||window.fbq)return;l=!0;!function(n,t,e,f,o,c,i){if(n.fbq)return;o=n.fbq=function(){o.callMethod?o.callMethod.apply(o,arguments):o.queue.push(arguments)};n._fbq||(n._fbq=o);o.push=o;o.loaded=!0;o.version=\"2.0\";o.queue=[];c=t.createElement(e);c.async=!0;c.src=f;i=t.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];i.parentNode.insertBefore(c,i)}(window,document,\"script\",\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js\");fbq(\"init\",\"444470064056909\");fbq(\"set\",\"autoConfig\",!1,\"444470064056909\");setTimeout(function(){fbq(\"track\",\"PageView\")},500)}window.addEventListener(\"scroll\",f,{once:!0});window.addEventListener(\"click\",f,{once:!0});\"requestIdleCallback\"in window?requestIdleCallback(f,{timeout:3000}):setTimeout(f,2500)})();<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/world\/venezuela-earthquake-live-updates-buildings-collapse-japan-magnitude-news-10756177\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The death toll in the Venezuela earthquakes has risen to 235, while at least 11,000 people are missing. 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