In Venezuela, earthquake survivors guard loved ones’ remains as the destruction adds to years of crisis

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Destruction from two huge earthquakes hit a nation beset with political and economic crises so dire that 7.9 million Venezuelans were already in need of humanitarian assistance.

Body bags and coffins laid out on the cement of a seaside pier.

The bodies of earthquake victims lie next to coffins at a makeshift morgue at the port La Guaira, Venezuela, this week.Matias Delacroix / AP

July 3, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT

By Nicole Acevedo, Erika Angulo and Mariana Zuñiga

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela — One of the most recognizable landmarks in the Venezuelan state of La Guaira is now a temporary morgue, guarding the bodies of thousands of people who died in devastating twin earthquakes more than a week ago.

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