Cover image: Vista aérea tomada con dron de miembros de un equipo de rescate eslovaco que participan en las labores de rescate en el lugar de un edificio derrumbado en el complejo residencial gubernamental Misión Vivienda, tras los terremotos del 24 de junio, en Los Cocos, estado La Guaira, Venezuela, el 1 de julio de 2026. © Leonardo Fernandez Viloria, Reuters

A week after the earthquakes, Venezuela still searches for its thousands missing

· France 24

Rescue teams in Venezuela are working frantically to free a man that's been trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building for eight days. For the past seventy-two hours - emergency workers from seven countries have worked nonstop trying to free 43-year-old Hernan Gil. He's a security guard buried inside his booth in the coastal city of Catia La Mer. Rescuers say it's a miracle he's still alive. Meanwhile the Venezuelan government has updated the death toll from that deadly quake - at least 2,295 people have been killed and more than 11,000 injured. The United Nations says its procuring 10,000 body bags for the country.