Venezuela earthquake: Video shows rescuers pulling three children alive from rubble after twin quakes kill 164

Venezuela earthquake rescue operations intensified after twin powerful quakes killed 164 people, injured nearly 1,000 and devastated parts of La Guaira.

Three children were pulled alive from the rubble in Venezuela on Thursday as rescuers searched collapsed buildings after twin powerful earthquakes killed at least 164 people and injured nearly 1,000. State television showed dramatic scenes from La Guaira, one of the worst-hit regions, where emergency crews continued rescue operations more than a day after the disaster.

The two earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude, struck Venezuela on Wednesday, which were among the strongest to strike the country in more than a century and could be felt throughout the region, AP reported. Damage was centred around the coastal region of La Guaira, which is north of the capital Caracas.

🇻🇪 Three children were rescued from one of the collapsed buildings in La Guaira

Another rescue team managed to pull a woman and her father out of the rubble alive from the Coral Beach building. https://t.co/Bhwq4MqzkB pic.twitter.com/g07A1aEUJI

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) June 25, 2026

A state TV footage showed rescue workers pulling three children alive from the rubble, who were covered in dust in La Guaira state, where a large number of buildings were destroyed, and the acting President of the country, Delcy Rodríguez, called it a “disaster zone”.

“Dozens of buildings have collapsed there…and we are currently carrying out intensive rescue operations to save lives,” Rodríguez said.

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Three children were pulled alive from the rubble in Venezuela on Thursday as rescuers searched collapsed buildings after twin powerful earthquakes killed at least 164 people and injured nearly 1,000. State television showed dramatic scenes from La Guaira, one of the worst-hit regions, where emergency crews continued rescue operations more than a day after the disaster.

The two earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude, struck Venezuela on Wednesday, which were among the strongest to strike the country in more than a century and could be felt throughout the region, AP reported. Damage was centred around the coastal region of La Guaira, which is north of the capital Caracas.

🇻🇪 Three children were rescued from one of the collapsed buildings in La Guaira

Another rescue team managed to pull a woman and her father out of the rubble alive from the Coral Beach building. https://t.co/Bhwq4MqzkB pic.twitter.com/g07A1aEUJI

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) June 25, 2026

A state TV footage showed rescue workers pulling three children alive from the rubble, who were covered in dust in La Guaira state, where a large number of buildings were destroyed, and the acting President of the country, Delcy Rodríguez, called it a “disaster zone”.

“Dozens of buildings have collapsed there…and we are currently carrying out intensive rescue operations to save lives,” Rodríguez said.