Rescue Efforts Underway After Deadly Earthquakes Hit Venezuela

Laura Coates Live

CNN

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3.8 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake has struck near the northern coast of Venezuela, collapsing homes and buildings in the capital, Caracas, and causing widespread destruction. It happened just 40 seconds after a foreshock with a magnitude of 7.2 rocked the area. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:03.5	This is CNN breaking news.
1:05.0	And good evening.
1:07.3	I'm Victor Blackwell in for Laura Coates.
1:11.3	We're starting with that breaking news out of Venezuela, where desperate rescue efforts are happening right now after two powerful earthquakes struck tonight.
1:16.6	We've got live pictures for you now from the capital of Caracas.
1:19.9	Crews are digging through the rubble, trying to find survivors.
1:24.3	A 7.5 and then a 7.2 magnitude quake hit back to back caused widespread destruction.
1:33.3	We're getting reports of entire buildings having collapsed there. Officials have confirmed deaths.
1:39.3	They warned the numbers could rise dramatically, although they have not yet released initial numbers.
1:45.0	Right now, a state of emergency has been declared, and we're told hundreds of emergency workers
1:50.0	are trying to find the survivors and dig them out.
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