BSS
  27 Jun 2026, 10:43

What we know about the foreign victims of Venezuela's quakes

CARACAS, June 27, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - The latest death toll from the twin earthquakes that rattled Venezuela on Wednesday stands at 920, and foreign nationals have been confirmed among the dead.

Here is what we know about the identities of the overseas victims:

- 15 Portuguese or descendants -

Portugal's foreign ministry reported 15 victims of Portuguese nationality or descent in the earthquake. It had previously reported nine dead and 56 missing.

- Seven Chinese -

Seven Chinese nationals were among the victims, Beijing's state broadcaster CCTV reported Saturday, citing incomplete figures from the embassy in Caracas.

The embassy posted a statement on its official WeChat account, urging Chinese citizens in Venezuela to take precautions against aftershocks and other "secondary disasters".

- Five Spaniards -

Spain announced in a new update that at least five citizens had died and 119 were missing.

"Fourteen have been located under the rubble," it said.

As of January 1, Spain, which has announced one million euros in aid, had 147,000 nationals living in Venezuela, according to official figures.

- Two Brazilians -

The foreign ministry of Brazil, which shares a border with Venezuela, said on Thursday that two of its citizens -- a man and a woman -- had died in the disaster.

The government was providing their relatives with consular assistance, the ministry said.

- One Italian-Venezuelan -

A man in his mid-50s, born in Caracas and holding both Italian and Venezuelan citizenship, was killed when a building collapsed in the hardest-hit region of La Guaira, Rome's foreign ministry said.

Italy estimates there are about 170,000 Italian passport-holders in Venezuela.