{"id":356153,"date":"2026-06-25T11:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T05:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=356153"},"modified":"2026-06-25T11:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T05:30:19","slug":"hundreds-feared-dead-and-buildings-collapse-after-two-powerful-earthquakes-hit-venezuela-news-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/hundreds-feared-dead-and-buildings-collapse-after-two-powerful-earthquakes-hit-venezuela-news-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds feared dead and buildings collapse after two powerful earthquakes hit Venezuela | News World"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Greater than 20 aftershocks have since been detected (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Venezuelans woke as much as two back-to-back earthquakes last night as Donald Trump vowed to \u2018help\u2019.<\/p>\n

Hundreds were feared dead, and buildings collapsed after two powerful earthquakes hit one after one other.<\/p>\n

Venezuela is liable to earthquakes since it lies between two tectonic plates,however the 7.2 magnitude quake took many by surprise. <\/p>\n

Last night\u2019s earthquakes caused widespread constructing collapse as people begged for help. The quake was centred over the town of San Felipe, however the capital, Caracas, was also affected.<\/p>\n

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\u2018The 2 major earthquakes that just hit the good people of Venezuela are each massive in scale and have left a devastating variety of deaths,\u2019 Donald Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.<\/p>\n

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    An initial estimate run by the U.S. Geological Survey found that potentially 1000’s of casualties are likely after the powerful earthquake.<\/p>\n

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    An estimate from the USGS points to a potentially deadly quake (Picture: USGS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Trump added: \u2018We will likely be there for our latest and great friends. Early reports aren’t good!!!\u2019<\/p>\n

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    Venezuela\u2019s international airport has closed as a result of \u2018significant damage\u2019.<\/p>\n

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