After Venezuela’s June 24 earthquakes, which killed more than 6,300 people, at least 200 survivors reportedly underwent amputations. Seventeen-year-old athlete Dennis Castillo was trapped for 28 hours and lost her left leg; she later agreed to surgery after her father explained that her injuries threatened her life. The Fundación Dos Santos’ Fondo Humanitario 77 has raised about $453,000 toward a $2 million goal to help survivors obtain prostheses, while some devices cost as much as $30,000. Rehabilitation requires prolonged physical and psychological support, and the disaster has exposed a longstanding shortage of prostheses in Venezuela. Dennis hopes to obtain a sports prosthesis so she can train again.

Rosalí Hernández Marcano presents video-correspondent and photojournalism coverage for Agence France-Presse (AFP) concerning the aftermath of an earthquake in Venezuela.

European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib visited Venezuela in July 2026 to oversee humanitarian aid and coordinate emergency support following the earthquakes of June 24. The post refers to special video and photographic coverage for the European Union.

The medium-length documentary This Is Kanaimö, directed by Venezuelan filmmaker Rosalí Hernández Marcano, presents a human perspective on the loss of natural and cultural spaces in the region around Angel Falls. The text warns that state failures have enabled illicit resource extraction and uncontrolled tourism, putting the area and its Indigenous communities at risk.

The post says Chevron operates in Lake Maracaibo and that its presence helps secure investment in technology to address chronic leaks from underwater pipelines. It also argues that Zulia’s light and medium crude is attractive to the United States because it is easier to process in Gulf Coast refineries than the extra-heavy crude of the Orinoco Belt.

Venezuela’s pandemic-era economic hardship has deepened food insecurity and childhood malnutrition. In Caracas, Alexandra Álvarez lost her cleaning job and struggles to feed her three children, who have become sick and malnourished. The story reports that roughly seven million Venezuelans need humanitarian assistance and that acute food insecurity may affect as many as 11 million, although current official data are unavailable. Children and Indigenous communities face particularly severe risks, with cited assessments documenting rising malnutrition and widespread food insecurity.

The seventh CAF Marathon was planned to offer 8,000 places: 3,000 for the 42-kilometer race and 5,000 for the half-marathon. Registration was set to cost $40, but its opening date had not been announced. The event was expected to invite two elite runners from each of 20 countries and award a total prize pool of $54,600.

UNAIDS estimates that about 100,000 people in Venezuela are living with HIV, while roughly 70,000 know their status. The article says limited access to HIV diagnostic tests is a major problem and describes Acción Solidaria's screening and support efforts among vulnerable groups, including sex workers. UNAIDS country director Regina López reported 6,062 new cases the previous year: 4,532 among men and 1,530 among women.

The report describes families displaced by violence who are living in severe poverty in Petare, Caracas. Alexandra Álvarez recalls authorities finding her children malnourished after she could no longer provide for them. The account also highlights children who die without birth registration and women forced into unpaid household work, with families relying on humanitarian assistance and monthly food boxes.

Venezuela’s prolonged economic collapse, compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation, and US sanctions, has left millions facing severe food insecurity and limited access to water, electricity, healthcare, and education. Children and Indigenous communities are especially affected, with rising malnutrition and deaths, while hospitals lack staff, supplies, and basic services. Families such as Alexandra Álvarez’s resort to scavenging and begging. Government food boxes provide a politicized and inadequate lifeline, and a UN school meals program has uncertain reach. Humanitarian groups warn that official data understates the scale of the crisis.