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Researchers trained machine-learning tools on eight years of borehole strain data along California’s San Andreas Fault near Parkfield, identifying slow-slip events that often coincide with nearby low-frequency earthquakes, suggesting slow slipping contributes to fault stress and could inform future earthquake forecasting efforts.
Two weeks after Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes, the official death toll nears 3,800 while thousands remain unaccounted for. Families like Adolfo Guerra keep vigil at rubble for loved ones; international rescue teams have largely left as local and private crews continue slow, uneven searches. Crowdsourced databases list around 40,000 missing—though duplicates and confirmed-found cases muddy the total—and a UNDP estimate puts debris at about 1.2 million tonnes. Critics say the government’s response has been limited, but hope persists among survivors, families, and volunteers chasing closure.
After a deadly earthquake, Venezuela’s rescue effort winds down, leaving families to salvage the dead and cope with widespread destruction amid limited aid and uncertain casualty figures.
More than 3,500 people have died after twin earthquakes struck Venezuela, with about 16,740 injured and 17,854 left homeless; around 60,000 buildings were damaged, and thousands remain in shelters or outdoors as health officials warn of a looming crisis amid a strained healthcare system.
A 12-year-old Fabiana Blanco survived 32 hours trapped under rubble in Caraballeda, Venezuela, after two powerful June earthquakes; she stayed conscious after finding a bottle of ketchup and grated cheese, while her mother Karina Blanco and volunteers worked to reach her, and she was rescued around 2:00 a.m. local time as the death toll from the quakes surpassed 3,300.
Two earthquakes on June 24 devastated Venezuela, burying Jose Garcia and his two sons in the rubble of the Ritasol Palace in La Guaira. Jesus Garcia, a former local firefighter, returned to the site with his gear and, with the help of a police rescue team, pulled his father and brothers to safety after more than 20 hours under the debris. The broader disaster has killed thousands, left many missing, and sparked criticism of the government’s response as survivors cope with widespread destruction and displacement.
Amateur Venezuelan rescuers known as 'moles' dig through collapsed buildings in La Guaira after twin earthquakes, venturing into rubble with improvised tools to search for survivors or provide closure for relatives, amid concerns over slow official response as recoveries continue in Costa Brava, Perlamar and OPPE 26.
International rescue dogs from more than 20 countries—including Tsunami from Mexico and Bart from Argentina—spent days scouring rubble after Venezuela’s twin June earthquakes; 137 search-and-rescue dogs took part, locating survivors and recovering victims (Tsunami credited with saving 25 people, Bart helped rescue two children and recover six bodies), as the death toll neared 3,000. The effort highlighted a large international relief presence, and Tsunami retires after a storied career as Venezuela honored the canines as Canine Heroes.
In La Guaira, Venezuela, rescuers freed Hernán Gil Flores, a 43-year-old security guard, from about 29 feet of rubble eight days after the country’s twin earthquakes. The high‑risk operation, described as miraculous, involved international teams and took roughly 70 hours to create a safe passage, during which Gil received water and medications. He was conscious and taken to a medical facility in good condition as authorities and families awaited updates amid a rising death toll (reported around 2,295) and ongoing rescue efforts in the hard‑hit coastal region.
An international team pulled 43-year-old Hernán Gil Flores alive from a La Guaira basement eight days after Venezuela’s twin earthquakes, ending a grueling rescue effort. Trapped since June 24, he survived thanks to a small security cabin and even asked rescuers not to tell his wife he was alive; the operation involved teams from Chile, Costa Rica, the United States, Portugal and Mexico.
Rescuers from seven countries are closing in on Hernán Gil, a security guard trapped for eight days under rubble after a double earthquake in Catia La Mar. Visual contact was established in the last hours, with Gil reportedly in good spirits and receiving water as crews work to free him from unstable debris. The disaster has killed about 2,300 people and left tens of thousands missing, and teams from Venezuela, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Portugal and the United States continue the perilous effort to reach him.
One week after twin earthquakes hit Venezuela, the death toll has risen to about 1,943 with more than 10,000 injured and tens of thousands unaccounted for, while satellite data estimate roughly 58,900 buildings damaged and up to 6.8 million people affected. Hospitals are overwhelmed and rescue efforts face delays; civilians search rubble as aid from the U.S., EU, UK and others begins arriving amid criticism of the government's response, and authorities pledge camps and rebuilding while the UN warns of disease risk.
More than 100 Venezuelans deported from the United States were staying in a La Guaira hotel when twin earthquakes struck Venezuela, triggering a scramble to locate survivors. The deportees—146 on the flight—had been brought to Hotel Santuario La Llanada hours earlier and survivors described crawling from rubble as aftershocks followed. The incident comes as the Venezuelan government says more than 1,700 people were killed; U.S. ICE Flight Monitor notes deportation flights to Venezuela (12 in May), reflecting ongoing mass deportations during the period.
Rescue crews from around the world continue searching for survivors in Venezuela after back‑to‑back 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes, with the death toll rising to over 1,700 and thousands displaced as aid flows in from the US, EU, Spain and others; teams deploy rescue dogs, drones and air support while hospitals struggle to cope and aftershocks keep residents on edge.
More than 100 Venezuelans deported from the United States hours earlier were staying at a La Guaira hotel that collapsed during back-to-back earthquakes; survivors described escaping rubble while others remained unaccounted for as rescue efforts continued. ICE did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Venezuelan authorities received the deportees at Caracas airport, and a correction note clarified the hotel’s location in La Guaira.