{"id":5601,"date":"2026-06-26T21:07:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T21:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=5601"},"modified":"2026-06-26T21:07:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T21:07:51","slug":"venezuelans-take-search-for-the-missing-into-their-own-hands-in-earthquake-aftermath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=5601","title":{"rendered":"Venezuelans take search for the missing into their own hands in earthquake aftermath"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><p><strong>By JUAN PABLO ARRAEZ, REGINA GARCIA CANO and MEGAN JANETSKY, Associated Press<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) \u2014 Venezuelans took the search for missing loved ones into their own hands Friday in the aftermath of\u00a0back-to-back earthquakes, citing the scarcity of government rescuers, as the human toll of the disaster climbed to at least 920 dead and more than 3,300 hurt.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=5589\">Kissimmee police investigate \u2018suspicious death,\u2019 vehicle linked to scene<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Citizens digging through the rubble of their homes said they have seen few state rescue teams in the areas hit hardest by the devastating\u00a07.2 and 7.5 magnitude quakes that struck late Wednesday, despite authorities projecting an image of a robust government response.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of help compounded families\u2019 desperation as the pressure to find buried survivors increased with each passing hour. The South American nation on Friday marked nearly two days since the disaster. Aid agencies consider the first 48 to 72 hours to be a crucial time frame to retrieve people alive, though that period increases if they have access to food and water.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, an broad international aid effort accelerated, with more than two dozen rescue teams from around the globe arriving in Venezuela or due to arrive there soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach person saved is a miracle,\u201d said Jorge Rodr\u00edguez, the president of the country\u2019s National Assembly. \u201cWe are not going to hide absolutely anything about the magnitude of this tragedy.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><ul><div><div><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Neighbors carry a man rescued from the rubble of a...\" class=\"wp-image-5591\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6629d4eed628c9d2220e31efc3e16f18-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6629d4eed628c9d2220e31efc3e16f18-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6629d4eed628c9d2220e31efc3e16f18-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6629d4eed628c9d2220e31efc3e16f18-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6629d4eed628c9d2220e31efc3e16f18-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6629d4eed628c9d2220e31efc3e16f18.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Neighbors carry a man rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building the day after earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo\/Pedro Mattey)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police carry a body recovered from the rubble of a...\" class=\"wp-image-5592\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2b68637c786748337945e8c018d8fdfd-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2b68637c786748337945e8c018d8fdfd-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2b68637c786748337945e8c018d8fdfd-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2b68637c786748337945e8c018d8fdfd-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2b68637c786748337945e8c018d8fdfd-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2b68637c786748337945e8c018d8fdfd.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Police carry a body recovered from the rubble of a building in La Guaira, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026, a day after successive powerful earthquakes struck the country. (AP Photo\/Javier Campos)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A covered body lies in front of a damaged building...\" class=\"wp-image-5593\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/74fb141f1c4a714f8e1700d2c9caaa87-1024x682.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/74fb141f1c4a714f8e1700d2c9caaa87-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/74fb141f1c4a714f8e1700d2c9caaa87-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/74fb141f1c4a714f8e1700d2c9caaa87-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/74fb141f1c4a714f8e1700d2c9caaa87-1536x1023.webp 1536w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/74fb141f1c4a714f8e1700d2c9caaa87.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>A covered body lies in front of a damaged building a day after an earthquake and several aftershocks struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo\/Pedro Mattey)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People search for missing relatives at the collapsed building where...\" class=\"wp-image-5594\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e9383f82416a292c8e73e00c95b962fe-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e9383f82416a292c8e73e00c95b962fe-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e9383f82416a292c8e73e00c95b962fe-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e9383f82416a292c8e73e00c95b962fe-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e9383f82416a292c8e73e00c95b962fe-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e9383f82416a292c8e73e00c95b962fe.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>People search for missing relatives at the collapsed building where they lived two days after an earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ariana Cubillos)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People camp in the street the night after the earthquake...\" class=\"wp-image-5595\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cc1dbbf9650bb8245f07e85b6de29952-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cc1dbbf9650bb8245f07e85b6de29952-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cc1dbbf9650bb8245f07e85b6de29952-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cc1dbbf9650bb8245f07e85b6de29952-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cc1dbbf9650bb8245f07e85b6de29952-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cc1dbbf9650bb8245f07e85b6de29952.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>People camp in the street the night after the earthquake struck Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ariana Cubillos)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Residents walk among the rubble of building damaged in earthquakes...\" class=\"wp-image-5596\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ef58e6b3909fd28346027420f19790fc-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ef58e6b3909fd28346027420f19790fc-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ef58e6b3909fd28346027420f19790fc-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ef58e6b3909fd28346027420f19790fc-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ef58e6b3909fd28346027420f19790fc-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ef58e6b3909fd28346027420f19790fc.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Residents walk among the rubble of building damaged in earthquakes the previous day in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo\/Pedro Mattey)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A man walks over the fallen walls of his home...\" class=\"wp-image-5597\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dc1cde65a9fb5af999410206b20d47d5-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dc1cde65a9fb5af999410206b20d47d5-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dc1cde65a9fb5af999410206b20d47d5-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dc1cde65a9fb5af999410206b20d47d5-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dc1cde65a9fb5af999410206b20d47d5-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dc1cde65a9fb5af999410206b20d47d5.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>A man walks over the fallen walls of his home in Moron, near the epicenter of two earthquakes that struck Venezuela the day before, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo\/Jacinto Oliveros)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People attend a mass to honor the victims of the...\" class=\"wp-image-5598\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/afdc7c25649fde63612c2129c91191e2-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/afdc7c25649fde63612c2129c91191e2-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/afdc7c25649fde63612c2129c91191e2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/afdc7c25649fde63612c2129c91191e2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/afdc7c25649fde63612c2129c91191e2-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/afdc7c25649fde63612c2129c91191e2.webp 1859w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>People attend a mass to honor the victims of the earthquakes in Venezuela, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo\/Rodrigo Abd)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Residents search through the rubble two days after an earthquake...\" class=\"wp-image-5599\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1d8838fb7768d7855c6f8fcce8356c1e-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1d8838fb7768d7855c6f8fcce8356c1e-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1d8838fb7768d7855c6f8fcce8356c1e-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1d8838fb7768d7855c6f8fcce8356c1e-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1d8838fb7768d7855c6f8fcce8356c1e-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1d8838fb7768d7855c6f8fcce8356c1e.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Residents search through the rubble two days after an earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ariana Cubillos)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Franklin Fuentes searches for missing relatives in the collapsed building...\" class=\"wp-image-5600\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7a6b01af93ce87a8dccea9b1bcf06fc3-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7a6b01af93ce87a8dccea9b1bcf06fc3-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7a6b01af93ce87a8dccea9b1bcf06fc3-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7a6b01af93ce87a8dccea9b1bcf06fc3-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7a6b01af93ce87a8dccea9b1bcf06fc3-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7a6b01af93ce87a8dccea9b1bcf06fc3.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Franklin Fuentes searches for missing relatives in the collapsed building where they lived two days after earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ariana Cubillos)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/div><\/ul><div><button>Show Caption<\/button><div><span>1<\/span> of <span>10<\/span><\/div><div>Neighbors carry a man rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building the day after earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo\/Pedro Mattey)\n<\/div><span>Expand<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<h4>Anxious families wait to see if their relatives survived<\/h4>\n<p>Desperate families across northern Venezuela searched in the ruins of buildings for family members and whatever remained of their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Nazareth Jimenez sobbed into the shoulder of a loved one as she watched neighbors try to cut through slabs of concrete with hammers and power tools in a building reduced to a mountain of debris. \u201cMy god, how are we going to get them out of there?\u201d she murmured.<\/p> <!--Ad-Slot: outstream_video-->\n<p>She was in the northern state of La Guaira, just north of the capital of Caracas, where some of the worst destruction unfolded. Jimenez was wracked with anxiety as she waited to see if her siblings, nephews, nieces and friends would emerge from the debris alive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re making a call for help to governments of countries across the world,\u201d she said, pleading for machines that would be capable of moving collapsed structures. \u201cThere are still people alive in there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Government forces distributed food and water to survivors in La Guaira as acting President Delcy Rodr\u00edguez said her government was \u201cworking tirelessly\u201d to mount a full response. She welcomed the arrival of rescuers and humanitarian aid from all over the world. She said La Guaira had been militarized and that more help was on the way, even as residents said it was just a fraction of the aid they needed.<\/p>\n<p>The disaster poses a huge challenge for\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez, the former vice president who took office in January after the capture and removal of then-President\u00a0Nicol\u00e1s Maduro\u00a0by the United States. Venezuela has been facing\u00a0economic disarray\u00a0for more than a decade and many people reject the legitimacy of\u00a0the political movement Rodr\u00edguez represents.<\/p> <!--Ad-Slot: cube_article-->\n<p>The number of dead was expected to climb, with thousands of people reported missing. Venezuelan authorities said Friday afternoon that they had rescued 243 people.<\/p>\n<p><span><iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"youtube-player\" height=\"360\" loading=\"lazy\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JcurOWynXAs?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Quakes leave millions of people reeling<\/h4>\n<p>The International Organization for Migration said that up to 6.76 million people in Venezuela could be affected by the quakes, some 2 million of them in Caracas alone. Loyce Pace, the International Red Cross\u2019 regional director for the Americas, said \u201cpeople are still terrified to reenter what were their homes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Buildings across northern Venezuela were reduced to skeletons, with furniture hanging out of windows and helicopters circling overhead.<\/p>\n<p>Desperation started to sink on Friday as many families still had not found their missing loved ones, had minimal equipment for rescue efforts and continued to sleep on the street.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=5587\">Pictures: Sanctuary provides shelter for homeless wolves<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In Catia La Mar, a community adjacent to the country\u2019s main airport, people swarmed a civilian pickup truck that was giving out loaves of bread and water. A soldier intervened to allow the vehicle to leave. People turned the parking lot of a pharmacy into makeshift shelter by setting up tarps, hammocks and tents.<\/p>\n<p>Omar Reyes walked through the remains of what was once his home, calling out the names of wife and children. He received no response.<\/p>\n<p>Around 20 family members have died. Two of his four children are buried in the debris.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been left alone in this life,\u201d he said quietly.<\/p>\n<h4>International aid is on the way<\/h4>\n<p>Venezuela authorities said Friday that 861 international volunteers from Mexico, the U.S., El Salvador, Switzerland, Colombia and beyond were working in Venezuela. Many more from other countries were expected in the coming hours and days. The U.N. said 1,000 emergency responders in 25 search-and-rescue teams from across the globe were on their way.<\/p>\n<p>On the country\u2019s main highway, caravans of state forces, emergency personnel, dump trucks and heavy machinery moved in the direction of the tragedy. A civilian pickup truck carrying thin mattresses had its windows marked with \u201cHelp from Trujillo.\u201d Venezuela\u2019s government said it had diverted emergency services to La Guaira state.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighters from the state of Tachira, which borders Colombia, were among those being deployed in La Guaira.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighting Gen. Antonio Brice\u00f1o said 45 firefighters and a trained dog, aptly named Rescue, expected to reach affected sites in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are bringing shovels, picks, hydraulic tools, drinking water, which are needed at the site,\u201d Brice\u00f1o said.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday night, the U.S. Treasury moved to waive sanctions until Oct. 23 to allow transactions related to earthquake relief efforts in Venezuela that would otherwise be prohibited.<\/p>\n<h4>Government and rescuers face huge challenges<\/h4>\n<p>Media reports have shared notable moments of hope, including a young man brought out on a stretcher in the San Bernardino district of Caracas to the applause of onlookers as his tearful mother said, \u201cLeandro, I love you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Venezuelan TV broadcast video of a girl covered in dust and wrapped in a sweatshirt as she emerged from rubble with the help of rescuers. Caracas metropolitan rescue team head Jos\u00e9 Luis N\u00fa\u00f1ez said she was found in a 10-story building in La Guaira that collapsed and flattened \u201clike a pancake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to highlight this girl\u2019s strength, determination and will to live,\u201d N\u00fa\u00f1ez said.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Geological Survey said both earthquakes were centered near Moron on the Caribbean coast, about 170 kilometers (105 miles) west of Caracas. The one-two punch of the quakes, combined with the shallow seismic movements, amplified the destruction, said Marcos Ferreira, a geophysicist and researcher at the Geological Survey of Brazil.<\/p>\n<p><em>Janetsky reported from Mexico City. Associated Press journalists Clara Preve in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Julie Watson in San Diego; D\u00e1nica Coto in San Juan, Puerto Rico; Geir Moulson in Berlin; Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Turkey; and Teresa Medrano in Madrid contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=5585\">Mistrial declared for Central Florida man accused of igniting Palisades fire<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The toll from the back-to-back earthquakes that devastated Venezuela this week climbed to at least 920 dead and 3,360 injured.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5590,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-world-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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