Venezuela earthquakes displace thousands as families shelter in Caracas parks | TheBriefWire
Venezuela earthquakes displace thousands as families shelter in Caracas parks
Published 30 June 2026 · health
Twin earthquakes have displaced more than 12,000 people across Venezuela, with hundreds of families from Caracas and as far as La Guaira state now sleeping
Twin earthquakes have displaced more than 12,000 people across Venezuela, with hundreds of families from Caracas and as far as La Guaira state now sleeping in parks and public spaces.
A public park in the west of the capital has become an improvised displacement camp, offering medical assistance, basic supplies and child protection activities. Ongoing aftershocks have left many residents too frightened to return to their homes, even where structural damage has been assessed as superficial.
Authorities say plans are under way to move displaced people into more permanent shelters. Al Jazeera's Zein Basravi reports from Caracas, Venezuela. Find us on
Check our website Check out our Instagram page Download AJE Mobile App
Published: June 30, 2026 • 12:22 PM IST · Updated: June 30, 2026 • 12:43 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
Key points· Video
Twin earthquakes have displaced more than 12,000 people across Venezuela, with hundreds of families from Caracas and as far as La Guaira state now sleeping in parks and public spaces.
A public park in the west of the capital has become an improvised displacement camp, offering medical assistance, basic supplies and child protection activities.
Ongoing aftershocks have left many residents too frightened to return to their homes, even where structural damage has been assessed as superficial.
Authorities say plans are under way to move displaced people into more permanent shelters.
Al Jazeera's Zein Basravi reports from Caracas, Venezuela.
The BriefWire