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Después del terremoto, Venezuela busca a los desaparecidos entre los escombros y la incertidumbre

La familia de Crescencio Marotta ha recorrido hospitales, refugios y edificios colapsados sin encontrar una respuesta. Su nombre figura en los reportes de personas desaparecidas o incomunicadas registrados tras el terremoto que sacudió Venezuela.
Las primeras 24 horas después del doble terremoto que sacudió Venezuela han estado marcadas por la incertidumbre y una búsqueda contrarreloj de sobrevivientes. Los sismos, de magnitud 7,2 y 7,5, ocurrieron con apenas 39 segundos de diferencia, poco después de las 18.00 (hora local), y se convirtieron en la peor catástrofe sísmica de la historia moderna del país. Las zonas más afectadas fueron La Guaira, Caracas y otras localidades del centro-norte venezolano.
Según el balance oficial ofrecido por el ministro de Salud, Carlos Alvarado, la tragedia deja hasta el momento 235 fallecidos, 4.300 heridos y 157 personas desaparecidas. Y en el boletín pasado se informaron más de 200 personas atrapadas bajo los escombros, 250 edificios destruidos y 2.927 familias sin hogar.

Sin embargo, organizaciones ciudadanas advierten que el número de personas cuyo paradero se desconoce podría ser mayor. El Buscador de personas desaparecidas, localizadas y atendidas tras el terremoto, impulsado por la Red de Periodistas Venezolanas, ha recibido cerca de 500 reportes de personas desaparecidas o incomunicadas desde el inicio de la emergencia.
“Surge como una respuesta urgente frente a la emergencia. Cuando pasan estas cosas vemos cómo el sistema de salud colapsa, los bomberos trabajan en las peores condiciones y Protección Civil no se da abasto. En un país donde el acceso a la información es cada vez más difícil, contar con información confirmada y oportuna puede ayudar muchísimo a las familias”, explicó Valeria Pedicini, periodista e impulsora de la iniciativa de la Red de Periodistas Venezolanas.
Otro sitio, desaparecidosterremotovenezuela.com, registra cifras más alarmantes: 49.822 personas que aún no se contactaron con quienes los buscan.
Mientras continúan las labores de rescate, miles de venezolanos recorren hospitales, refugios temporales y centros de atención en busca de noticias de sus familiares. Otros revisan listados de pacientes o publicaciones en redes sociales, mientras las fallas en los servicios de telefonía e internet dificultan el intercambio de información.
La situación más crítica se vive en La Guaira, la ciudad costera que concentra buena parte de los daños provocados por los terremotos. Allí, decenas de edificios colapsaron y los equipos de rescate continúan buscando a cientos de personas entre los escombros.
Los registros de la Red de Periodistas Venezolanas indican que más de 400 de los reportes de personas desaparecidas o incomunicadas corresponden a esta zona del país, convertida en el principal foco de las operaciones de búsqueda.
Entre esos casos estuvo el de Camila Márquez, quien permaneció casi 24 horas sin comunicarse con su familia después del terremoto. Sus allegados difundieron su fotografía en redes sociales hasta que, cerca de las 17.00 (hora local), su hermana Sophia confirmó que había sido localizada con vida.

La incertidumbre continúa para otras familias. Crescencio Marotta y Gladys Ríos permanecen desaparecidos desde el colapso del edificio Solymar, en el sector Los Corales de La Guaira. En ese mismo inmueble también es buscado Sebastián Valencia. Sus familiares, dentro y fuera de Venezuela, mantienen una intensa campaña para difundir sus fotografías y obtener cualquier información sobre su paradero.
“Mis primos y mi hermano están allá tratando de levantar los escombros. En realidad, es la propia comunidad la que está intentando sacar a las personas. Hemos publicado en las redes sociales y también en el portal para desaparecidos”, relató Bárbara Mendoza, sobrina del matrimonio desaparecido.
A medida que pasan las horas, la esperanza de encontrar sobrevivientes convive con la angustia de cientos de familias que siguen sin respuestas. En una emergencia donde las comunicaciones son limitadas y la información circula con dificultad, cada reporte, cada fotografía compartida y cada nombre confirmado representan una posibilidad de reencontrarse.
A más de 24 horas de la tragedia, la búsqueda continúa.
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Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes rises to at least 589, with thousands reported missing

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The death toll from the catastrophic series of earthquakes that rocked Venezuela this week has risen to at least 589, with at least 2,980 injured and thousands more missing as U.S. military leadership has arrived in Caracas to help coordinate relief efforts.
The number of dead is expected to climb Friday following back-to-back magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes that hit northern Venezuela on Wednesday night, roughly 120 miles west of Caracas.
Venezuelan state TV has broadcast dramatic images of rescues, including a woman who was trapped under a cement slab, only a bare foot poking out before crews managed to get her out alive, The Associated Press reported. The injured were seen being pulled out of the rubble covered in dust and blood, among them children and animals.
U.S. Southern Command said overnight that U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Kevin J. Jarrard arrived in Caracas on Thursday «to oversee Department of War support to Venezuela earthquake relief efforts.»
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Neighbors carry a man rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Thursday, June 25, 2026, the day after earthquakes struck the area. (Pedro Mattey/AP Photo)
SOUTHCOM’s announcement comes as the Trump administration has activated a government-wide humanitarian response, pledging $150 million in aid and deploying U.S. Navy warships to assist in life-saving rescue operations.
«Maj. Gen. Jarrard is serving as the senior U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) official on the ground and is working closely with partners to plan, coordinate, and direct the U.S. military’s unparalleled logistical and operational capabilities to support the rapid, life-saving movement of response personnel, equipment, and humanitarian assistance into affected areas,» SOUTHCOM said in a statement, noting that Venezuela’s interim government — led by acting President Delcy Rodríguez — formally requested American assistance.
«Assigned U.S. military forces will utilize fixed and rotor wing aircraft to provide specialized mobility services and assist U.S. Government personnel, search and rescue teams, and partners assessing damage and delivering critical life-saving assistance,» SOUTHCOM added.
PLAYERS, FANS FLEE STADIUM AS POWERFUL EARTHQUAKES STRIKE DURING VENEZUELA BASEBALL GAME

Responders search for victims in a demolished building in Caracas, Venezuela, after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake and a 7.5 aftershock struck the region on June 24, 2026. (Jesus Vargas/Getty Images)
The coastal region of La Guaira, which is located north of Caracas, suffered some of the heaviest damage and casualties. The country’s main airport is there and was closed due to damage, complicating aid efforts.
Retired schoolteacher Juan Alberto Mendaño climbed through wreckage in La Guaira and past a body when he spotted a woman who was trapped and signaling with her hand for help, according to the AP.
«May God rescue her as quickly as possible,» Mendaño reportedly said. «When we heard the scream, there was nothing we could do.»
Venezuelan authorities said they were diverting rescue teams from other parts of the country to La Guaira.
Rodríguez also appealed to businesses Thursday to make heavy construction equipment available for rescue operations.

Patients lie outside a hospital evacuated after it was damaged in an earthquake in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, on June 25, 2026. (Pedro Mattey/AP)
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«We hope to rescue as many living people as possible,» Rodríguez added, referring to La Guaira as a «disaster zone.»
Fox News Digital’s Alexandra Koch and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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WATCH: AOC accuses Trump of ‘betrayal’ after Supreme Court immigration rulings

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused President Donald Trump of a «betrayal» after the Supreme Court handed his administration a pair of immigration wins involving Temporary Protected Status and asylum claims.
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for Haitian and Syrian migrants, clearing the way for the administration to remove legal protections that have allowed many Haitians to remain and work in the U.S. since Haiti’s 2010 earthquake and many Syrians since the country’s civil war prompted a TPS designation in 2012.
Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., told Fox News Digital the TPS decision targets the very people Trump supporters were told would not be the focus of his aggressive immigration deportation agenda.
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«I think it’s really sad because these decisions are targeting exactly the kind of people that Republican voters said that they did not want targeted in the Trump administration’s immigration policy,» Ocasio-Cortez said.
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks to members of the media as she arrives for the last votes of the week at the U.S. Capitol Building on May 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
She argued the ruling marked «a reversal of President Trump’s promise to only go after, quote unquote, criminals and rapists.»
«This decision to overturn TPS targets nurses, it targets health care workers, it targets domestic workers, cleaners, people who work in restaurants,» she said, calling it «a real betrayal of President Trump’s promise.»
Ocasio-Cortez also argued the ruling would hurt U.S. citizens by raising prices, making it harder to find workers, while also breaking up longstanding communities.
House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., criticized Trump and Republicans over the asylum ruling, saying the president has «time and time again» attacked a process that has been part of U.S. law for decades.

House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, D-Calif. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
«People are fleeing terrible conditions and they have a lawful right to declare asylum,» Aguilar said.
AOC TELLS VOTERS WORRIED ABOUT GROCERY PRICES TO JUST ‘WAIT UNTIL THE FARMS ARE EMPTY’ FROM DEPORTATIONS
«Temporary Protected Status was always meant to be temporary,» White House Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson said on Thursday. «It was never meant to be a pathway to permanent status or citizenship…our asylum system, for years, has been abused and exploited by bad actors…this ruling is a step in the right direction towards clearing up our asylum system and making sure that people can’t enter our country who shouldn’t be here — and that people who are here, who shouldn’t be here, should be deported.»
Asked what Democrats’ next step would be on TPS, Aguilar pointed to legislation he said Democrats forced through the House by discharge petition.
«Democrats led legislation in order to bring certainty to that. It’s sitting over in the Senate,» Aguilar said. «We forced a discharge petition, and were successful because we believe in governing.»
Aguilar appeared to be referring to House-passed legislation aimed at extending TPS protections for Haitians.
Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Ala., said he had not yet read the full decisions but was «beyond the point of being surprised by almost any decision that comes out of court.»

Congressman Shomari Figures, D-Ala., speaks at a press conference on healthcare with other members of the House Democratic caucus in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 12, 2025. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Figures defended TPS for Haiti, citing natural disasters, political instability and violence.
«There’s not a country that I think TPS is designed at its core that’s more deserving of that than the situations we currently see in Haiti,» Figures said.
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