Venezuela earthquakes: Death toll passes 1,400
More than 1,400 people have been killed and thousands more injured in the Venezuela earthquakes.
More than 1,400 people have been killed and 3,360 others injured in the Venezuela earthquakes, according to the government, as rescuers keep searching for survivors and families wait desperately for news.
Also on the programme, an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz has been struck by an unidentified projectile, following the first exchange of fire between the US and Iran since their deal to end hostilities; and we hear from the official chef for Norway's World Cup team.
(Photo: Members of the El Salvador rescue team search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building following an earthquake, in La Guaira, Venezuela, 26 June, 2026. Credit: Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters)
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