Three days after the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, the death toll has climbed to at least 920, with more than 3,300 injured and tens of thousands still missing.Rescue operations have continued since the 7.2 and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes struck the northern shore of the country on Wednesday, with authorities saying 243 people have been saved so far.American search and rescue teams from Virginia, California and Florida were dispatched to Venezuela on Friday, joining the effort to pull people out of collapsed buildings.TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PLEDGES $150M IN AID, DEPLOYS NAVY WARSHIPS AFTER DEADLY VENEZUELA EARTHQUAKESResidents and rescue workers search through the rubble two days after an earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026.(AP Photo/Juan Pablo Arraez)Anthony Marrone, the Los Angeles County fire chief, told The New York Times that local fire units from Los Angeles County and Fairfax County, Virginia, are the only ones in the United States trained to work abroad.The Los Angeles County team is 73-strong and brought with them concrete-busting machines, listening devices to hear people trapped under rubble and a myriad of other equipment to aid in the ongoing humanitarian effort.The State Department is leading the federal response to the earthquakes, according to U.S.
Southern Command.TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PLEDGES $150M IN AID, DEPLOYS NAVY WARSHIPS AFTER DEADLY VENEZUELA EARTHQUAKES"Day or night, the [Department of War] is moving critical life-saving equipment to Venezuela," U.S.Southern Command said in a Friday night post.
The post included several pictures of a heavy construction vehicle hauling large boxes of supplies.A heavy construction vehicle operated by the U.S.military hauls aid destined for Venezuela after the country was hit by twin earthquakes on Wednesday.
(U.S.Southern Command)Even with all the assistance coming from the United States — which has pledged $150 million to emergency aid — and international organizations, ...