Twin earthquakes strike Venezuela
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 25 June 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
A state of emergency is declared in Venezuela after two strong earthquakes close to the capital, Caracas. The authorities fear many casualties as rescue operations take place amid the rubble of collapsed buildings. Also: President Trump launches the 250th birthday celebrations of the United States with a campaign-style rally in Washington. The World Health Organization prepares to launch clinical trials next week of two Ebola treatments in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A member of the cult-like group The Zizians has been arrested in the US over the deaths of her parents. Dettol faces a boycott in China after "toxic men" advert backfires. And Euclid space telescope captures largest and most detailed image of our Milky Way with over 60 million stars and 50 exoplanet systems.
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Photo: Emergency services work at the site of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 24, 2026. Credit: Reuters
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Global News Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | This is the global news podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:11.3 | I'm Chris Barrow and in the early hours of Thursday the 25th of June, these are our main stories. |
| 0:16.6 | A state of emergency has been declared in Venezuela after two major earthquakes struck seconds apart, |
| 0:22.0 | causing fatalities and extensive damage. |
| 0:24.9 | Celebrations have officially begun in Washington to mark the 250th anniversary of the founding |
| 0:29.5 | of the United States. And a major drugs trial to help fight the latest Ebola outbreak is |
| 0:34.7 | about to get underway. |
| 0:40.5 | Also in this podcast... It kind of looks like someone who's just thrown glitter across the cosmos. |
| 0:43.3 | This thing is teeming with stars. |
| 0:45.8 | Astronomers have taken the most detailed picture yet at the centre of the Milky Way. |
| 0:57.7 | A state of emergency has been declared in Venezuela after two major earthquakes struck Venezuela's seconds apart. |
| 1:02.0 | The epicenter was close to the capital Caracas. |
| 1:04.9 | It's understood there have been fatalities and extensive damage. |
| 1:08.2 | This resident said her home had been left in ruins. |
| 1:13.6 | All the walls were cracked. We managed to open the door, but there was a cloud of smoke so we |
| 1:18.7 | couldn't see much. When we went downstairs, it was like a scene from a horror movie. |
| 1:24.0 | I only saw the building superintendent with a baby and one family from that building get out. |
| 1:30.1 | Our reporter Vanessa Silver spoke to us from the streets of Caracas. |
| 1:33.6 | A lot of buildings are without power, electricity, after the earthquake that hit the north of Venezuela, around 6 in the afternoon today. |
| 1:42.7 | A lot of people are trying to look how to go back to their homes. |
| 1:47.0 | The metro system is completely closed, all the stations. |
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