Venezuela earthquake: father and son found alive in rubble after four days as death toll nears 1,500

<p>President says ‘we always hold onto hope’ as discovery of earthquake survivors spurs fresh search efforts despite dwindling chances of survival</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/28/mortuary-caracas-overwhelmed-venezuela-struggles-respond-earthquakes">Mortuary in Caracas ‘overwhelmed’ as Venezuela struggles to respond after earthquakes</a></p></li></ul><p>A man and his teenage son were found alive under the rubble in Venezuela on Sunday, in a town about 40km north of the capital Caracas, AFP journalists reported, as the death toll from last week’s twin earthquakes passed 1,450.</p><p>The discovery of survivors in Caraballeda was made by French and American rescue teams nearly four days after <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/25/earthquake-venezuela-caracas-tremors-aftershocks">back-to-back quakes</a> of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck, completely destroying nearly 200 buildings in the area.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/29/venezuela-earthquake-death-toll-father-son-alive">Continue reading...</a>