Photos show rescue efforts across earthquake-ravaged Venezuela

Rescue workers place Daniel Cordero on a stretcher after pulling him from the rubble two days after an earthquake struck Catia la Mar, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Rescue workers place Daniel Cordero on a stretcher after pulling him from the rubble two days after an earthquake struck Catia la Mar, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Rescue workers pull Daniel Cordero from the rubble of his home in Catia la Mar, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026, two days after twin earthquakes struck the country. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Rescue workers pull Daniel Cordero from the rubble of his home in Catia la Mar, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026, two days after twin earthquakes struck the country. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
A man retrieves items from the rubble two days after earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
A man retrieves items from the rubble two days after earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Rescue workers carry Patrick Vargas after pulling him from the rubble two days after an earthquake struck Catia la Mar, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Rescue workers carry Patrick Vargas after pulling him from the rubble two days after an earthquake struck Catia la Mar, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Venezuelan Police searches through the rubble two days after earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Venezuelan Police searches through the rubble two days after earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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)
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)
Residents search through the rubble two days after an earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Residents search through the rubble two days after an earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Residents pull a body from the rubble two days after earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Residents pull a body from the rubble two days after earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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)
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)
Members of a religious organization distribute food to people affected two days after an earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Members of a religious organization distribute food to people affected two days after an earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Rescue worker search through the rubble of a collapsed building two days after earthquakes struck Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)
Rescue worker search through the rubble of a collapsed building two days after earthquakes struck Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)
Kevin Tovar sits near his damaged home holding leaflets with a photo of his missing father in La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026, two days after twin earthquakes struck the country. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Kevin Tovar sits near his damaged home holding leaflets with a photo of his missing father in La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026, two days after twin earthquakes struck the country. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
People search through the rubble two days after an earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
People search through the rubble two days after an earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Ervia Ramírez sits in her damaged home two day after earthquakes struck Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)
Ervia Ramírez sits in her damaged home two day after earthquakes struck Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)
Rescue workers carry Daniel Cordero after pulling him from the rubble two days after an earthquake struck Catia la Mar, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Rescue workers carry Daniel Cordero after pulling him from the rubble two days after an earthquake struck Catia la Mar, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Brazilian military firefighters board a Brazilian Air Force aircraft before departing on a humanitarian mission to assist victims of the doublet in earthquakes in Venezuela at the Guarulhos Air Base in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ettore Chiereguini)
Brazilian military firefighters board a Brazilian Air Force aircraft before departing on a humanitarian mission to assist victims of the doublet in earthquakes in Venezuela at the Guarulhos Air Base in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ettore Chiereguini)
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LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Search and rescue efforts took place across Venezuela as humanitarian aid began to arrive following powerful twin earthquakes that killed at least 920 people, injured thousands and left many more missing.

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