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Updated - June 25, 2026 at 07:42 AM.

Venezuela’s interim President ​Delcy Rodriguez (file photo) | Photo Credit: REUTERS/Gaby Oraa

Venezuela’s interim President ​Delcy Rodriguez on ‌Wednesday declared a ​state ⁠of emergency after strong back-to-back earthquakes and ‌nearly two dozen aftershocks shook ‌the ‌country, ⁠collapsing buildings ⁠in capital Caracas and elsewhere.

Rodriguez, appearing on ​state ‌television flanked by her brother Jorge, the head of ‌the national ​assembly, and Interior Minister Diosdado ⁠Cabello, said she extended her ‌condolences to the families of those killed, but she gave ‌no death toll ​or number of injured.

Simon Bolivar Airport ⁠in Maiquetia, near ⁠Caracas, is closed because ‌of damage, she added.

Published on June 25, 2026

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