CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Jun.2026, Words: 125) — The following briefs are compiled from varied media outlets across the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region and beyond and span details on Venezuela and Mexico among other countries.
Energy Analytics Institute (EAI) has not verified all of these stories and therefore does not vouch for their accuracy.
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
MEXICO
— Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo confirmed the Mexican Army will remain in Venezuela supporting rescue efforts following the earthquakes and will send more personnel if necessary, along with water purification plants, power, and food, she said during her morning presser. “It’s very sad what they are going through,” she said after speaking w/ Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez. Sheinbaum said Mexico is prioritizing int’l solidarity in this emergency.
VENEZUELA
— Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez announced militarization of the state of La Guaira, which was declared in a state of natural disaster after the double earthquake that shook the national territory on 24 Jun., she said during a broadcast on national TV.
— the death toll resulting from the 2 powerful earthquakes on 24 Jun. 2026 has risen to 589, w/ 3,000+ injured, Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez announced on a broadcast on state TV.
— CORPOELEC crews remain deployed to restore electrical service after 2 massive earthquakes on 24 Jun. 2026
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