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Race to find Venezuela earthquake survivors as satellite images show thousands of buildings damaged or destroyed
By Camilo Montoya-Galvez at CBS Texas (KTVT) DFW
· June 30, 2026
· 3 min read
Caracas — The race to find survivors continued Tuesday six days after powerful twin earthquakes devastated northern Venezuela. A NASA assessment based on satellite imagery suggests almost 60,000 buildings may have been damaged or destroyed, and teams from all over the world have joined incr...
Key takeaway 2 magnitude quakes, which struck within a minute of each other just after 6 p.
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Category: local ·
Published: June 30, 2026 ·
Source: CBS Texas (KTVT) DFW ·
Reading time: 3 min
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