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Rescuers search the rubble of a collapsed building on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
Natural disasters

Venezuela leader vows ‘no social unrest’ as quakes toll passes 3,300

Delcy Rodriguez defends emergency response amid growing public anger and UN estimates of up to 50,000 missing.

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Natural disasters

Venezuela quake death toll rises to nearly 3,000

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Natural disasters

Fallout from Venezuela’s quakes turns political, as Machado seeks return

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Venezuela

Venezuela’s leader defends quake response as thousands remain missing

In her first press conference since taking power after Maduro’s capture by the US, Rodriguez lashes critics.

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Venezuela’s Interim President Delcy Rodriguez holds press conference on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
Natural disasters

‘Truly a miracle’: man rescued from Venezuela rubble 8 days after twin quakes

Multinational teams tunnel through collapsed building to extract security guard as the death toll continues to rise.

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China-Latin America relations

Aid for Venezuela, China-Colombia ties: 7 Latin America relations reads

From Argentina’s move towards Beijing to Lula’s beef deal, here are highlights from the SCMP’s foreign correspondents in June 2026.

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Venezuela

Venezuela faces post-quake medical crisis as threat of infections looms

A public health emergency in Venezuela, unless quickly controlled, could take more lives in the days and weeks ahead.

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A child’s toy and debris in La Guaira, Venezuela. Photo: Reuters
Japan

Tsunami from Japan megaquake could destroy 2 million cars: survey

The government says the probability of a Nankai Trough megaquake occurring within the next 30 years stands at 60 to 90 per cent or higher.

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Venezuela

Video | Dog pulled from Venezuela rubble days after quakes

News of the rescue came as Venezuela’s death toll rose above 1,700 on Monday.

Venezuela

Video | Man digs through Venezuela quake debris to search for family

Quake victims have accused authorities of being too slow in mobilising rescue efforts including sending heavy equipment to help search for more survivors.

‘We are going to keep at it’: Venezuela quake victim vows to keep digging for family
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Venezuela

From raid to relief: US military aids Venezuela after twin earthquakes

US deploys forces and drone assets to spearhead relief, marking a stunning shift for a relationship upended by a raid six months ago.

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A US Marines helicopter overflies a quake-hit area in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela. Photo: AFP
Venezuela

Venezuela survivors pulled from rubble days after quakes

Amid diminishing hope, a preliminary assessment via satellite data says the two earthquakes likely damaged or destroyed 58,870 buildings.

Venezuela

Why did they pancake? Building failures, soft soil amplify Venezuela quake destruction

Experts point to poor code enforcement, risky geography as factors in collapses in the wake of twin earthquakes.

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Venezuela

Over 100 Venezuelans deported from US missing after quakes level hotel

Their flight landed just hours before the disaster. Their families are searching for answers amid a soaring death toll.

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A satellite view captures the extensive structural damage at the Hotel Santuario La Llanada in La Guaira, where more than 100 US deportees had arrived hours earlier. Photo: Vantor via Reuters
China-Latin America relations

‘Venezuela is our home’: Chinese Venezuelans rally after earthquakes

Merchants across the country transformed shops, warehouses and community networks into a relief effort after the deadliest quakes in decades.

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Relief supplies collected on Margarita Island await transport to earthquake-hit communities. Signs in Spanish and Chinese identify the donations as coming from Venezuela’s Chinese community. Photo: Handout
Venezuela

Video | Venezuelan rescuers pull survivors from rubble 5 days after deadly quakes

Experts say the first 72 hours after natural disasters are critical for saving those trapped, but after that the search turns to recovering bodies.

Venezuela

Critical rescue window passes in quake-hit Venezuela as death toll nears 1,500

While a 21-year-old man was found alive after 106 hours trapped under rubble, hopes are fading for thousands of people unaccounted for.

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Venezuelan boy pulled alive from rubble 3 days after deadly quakes

Residents clawed away rubble from collapsed buildings in search of survivors, amid public outrage over the government’s response.

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A US military helicopter takes off after delivering humanitarian aid in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Saturday. Photo: AP
Americas and the Caribbean

Time runs out for thousands missing after Venezuela earthquakes

With at least 920 dead and more than 51,000 missing, a critical 72-hour window for rescuing survivors has almost closed.

Venezuela

Editorial | World quick to answer stricken Venezuela’s call for aid

Even countries that had broken off ties with Caracas have reached out to help, showing the power disaster has to unite people in adversity.

Americas and the Caribbean

‘We’ll rescue the trapped’: Venezuela earthquakes death toll rises to 920

Tens of thousands are reported missing. Almost 3,000 people are confirmed hurt, says interim president. Millions could be affected.

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Neighbours and relatives work to rescue a person from the rubble of a building in La Guaira, Venezuela, after two earthquakes hit the country. Photo: Reuters
Venezuela

Venezuela earthquakes draw aid from governments that cut ties with Caracas

Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador and other governments that suspended relations with the country offer rescue teams and humanitarian aid.

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Neighbours carry a man from the rubble of a collapsed building in La Guaira, Venezuela. Photo: AP
Natural disasters

Venezuela twin quakes death toll hits 235 as rescuers comb rubble for survivors

Thousands are missing and many feared dead after the country was hit by two of the strongest tremors in over a century.

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US-Venezuela conflict

As Venezuela reels from earthquake disaster, a test for new US relationship

Washington’s swift disaster response clearest indication yet of how relationship with Caracas has evolved, but bigger challenges lie ahead.

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Natural disasters

Thousands feared dead after major earthquakes hit Venezuela

Venezuela’s president gives first death toll as Trump says the US is ‘ready, willing, and able to help’.

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A damaged building in Catia La Mar, some 30km northwest of Caracas. Photo: AFP
The Philippines

Chinese-Filipino groups downplay Sinophobia over earthquake aid in Philippines

The community is drawing attention partly due to the South China Sea row and spying cases involving Chinese nationals in the Philippines.

Chinese-Filipinos walk along Binondo in Manila. The community has been involved in disaster relief efforts in the Philippines for many years. Photo: Jeoffrey Maitem
The Philippines

Deadly Philippines quake permanently alters Mindanao coastline

The tectonic forces that caused last week’s 7.8-magnitude quake also thrust chunks of the island’s coastline about two metres upwards.

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The Philippines

‘Sorry, grandma’: Filipino family apologises after woman left alone during quake

The elderly woman was seen clinging to a table as relatives fled the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao on June 8.

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