LIMA, Peru — The United States will send a military hospital ship to Peru’s Pacific coast next year to help Peru cope with the effects of the El Nino climate phenomenon as part of a broader collaboration with the South American country, U.S. Ambassador to Peru Bernie Navarro announced Wednesday. The announcement comes after Navarro
Families in Venezuela are still searching for the remains of their loved ones, lost in the rubble of collapsed apartment buildings that line the coast of La Guaira, the region hardest hit by two earthquakes on June 24. Government officials say the death toll has surpassed 5,300, although it is estimated that the number of
On June 24, 2026, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck northern Venezuela, followed less than a minute later by a magnitude 7.5 mainshock. Collectively, the earthquakes left immense damage and loss of life across the region. In the following days, satellite land displacement maps revealed how the Earth’s surface was moving, providing information about the forces
A rescue team helps Hernán Gil, a survivor of Venezuela’s two earthquakes, on July 2, eight days after the earthquake. In addition to caring for survivors, the country’s medical workers face a series of problems in the state of La Guaira, which was devastated by the disaster. Federico Parra/AFP/via Getty Images hide title toggle title