2026 Venezuela earthquakes
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On 24 June 2026, two large strike-slip earthquakes affected northwestern and central Venezuela. The epicenters of both earthquakes were in Veroes, a municipality of Yaracuy. The first earthquake, whic
LCF 24 Ground Zero
Costa Rican mission to the 2026 Venezuela earthquakes relief efforts
LCF 24 MRF Search & Rescue Efforts in Venezuela
Depertment of State Urban Seach and Rescue Assist in Venezuela
Vargas tragedy
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The Vargas tragedy was a natural disaster that occurred in Vargas State, Venezuela, on 15 December 1999, when torrential rains caused flash floods and debris flows that killed tens of thousands of peo
A part of Vargas state after the disaster, with scars from the mudslides visible on the mountains
A section of Los Corales, one of the neighborhoods in the Vargas state that suffered the heaviest destruction
Oversteepened hillslopes failed during the rainstorm, sending landslides of soil into the channels (such as the braided river at bottom) and supplying sediment to flash floods and debris flows. The transmission tower on the right side of the image is 30 meters (98 ft) tall.
A 2.9-meter (9 ft 6 in) thick debris flow deposit from December 1999 is exposed by river incision during late-stage floods.