Twin earthquakes on 24 June struck the coastal province of La Guaira in Venezuela, collapsing dozens of apartment blocks and sending streets into ruin. The immediate death toll, reported by government officials, sits above 5 300, but estimates that count missing people may climb toward 50 000.
A month after the tremors, families continue to comb through the debris, hoping to locate the bodies of relatives who vanished in the wreckage. The local community remains resolute, pushing forward despite the daunting task of sifting through stone, concrete and twisted steel.
BBC Latin America correspondent Will Grant first visited the towns in the immediate aftermath. He later returned, only to find the search still ongoing and the call for assistance as urgent as ever.
The images of collapsed buildings, the lingering dust and the faces of people waiting for answers paint a stark picture. The situation underscores the urgent need for continued humanitarian aid and coordinated recovery efforts in Venezuela’s hardest‑hit region.
