FRANCE 24 meets families desperately searching for Venezuela earthquake missing
ONP Summary
Two earthquakes struck Venezuela on June 24, 2026, resulting in approximately 1,900 deaths and over 10,000 injuries, with tens of thousands reported missing. The humanitarian crisis is severe, with aid organizations estimating that 1.8 million people require assistance, including 680,000 children, as the country's healthcare system becomes overwhelmed. International response has mobilized rapidly, including a substantial US military deployment for search-and-rescue and relief operations.
Progressive: Progressive-leaning outlets use the disaster as a lens to critique US institutional capacity, questioning whether the government can effectively respond to catastrophic crises.
Moderate: Centrist outlets focus on documenting the humanitarian scale—casualties, injuries, missing persons—and international aid mobilization in response.
Conservative: Conservative-leaning outlets highlight the substantive US military response, emphasizing the scale of deployment and operational effectiveness in relief efforts.
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A week after devastating twin earthquakes struck Venezuela, many families are still searching for loved ones amid the rubble even as the hope of finding survivors dwindles.
FRANCE 24 travelled to La Guaira, the region hardest-hit by the earthquakes, to meet some of those still desperately looking for the missing.
“What I want is to see him,” said one man looking for his father “whether he's alive or dead.
To find peace”. ...