Luxembourg has deployed a CGDIS rescue team and its emergency.lu satellite communications system to earthquake-hit Venezuela through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, as the death toll from twin 24 June quakes passes 1,430 with tens of thousands missing. The foreign ministry says 22 nationals registered in the country have not contacted consular services.
More than 900 people have died in twin earthquakes that struck north-central Venezuela on 24 June 2026, with rescuers still searching collapsed buildings days later. Luxembourg has joined the international response, dispatching a Grand Ducal Fire and Rescue Corps team and its emergency.lu satellite communication system as part of a wider EU mobilisation.
At least 235 people were killed and more than 4,300 injured when two powerful earthquakes struck northern Venezuela seconds apart on 24 June 2026, collapsing buildings in Caracas and devastating coastal La Guaira. President Trump pledged US assistance as France, Switzerland and others sent rescue teams. Luxembourg's foreign ministry said 22 nationals are recorded in Venezuela and that it had received no calls for consular help.
Two powerful earthquakes struck northern Venezuela on the evening of 24 June, collapsing buildings in Caracas and burying residents under rubble. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said at least 32 people were killed and 700 injured, with the toll expected to rise. The US Geological Survey, which measured the quakes at magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, issued red alerts warning of probable high casualties as a state of emergency took hold and international aid offers poured in.
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