Rescue workers and volunteers search through the rubble of a collapsed building in Caracas on June 25, 2026, following a series of earthquakes. Photo by Maryorin Mendez / AFP
Caracas: The latest death toll from the twin earthquakes that rattled Venezuela on Wednesday stands at 235, and foreign nationals have been confirmed among the dead.
Here is what we know about the identities of the overseas victims:
Nine Portuguese
Nine Portuguese nationals have been killed in the quakes, the country's foreign ministry said.
The ministry also said 56 citizens were missing or otherwise unaccounted for.
Portuguese President Jose Seguro addressed a "message of solidarity" to the Venezuelan people and extended that to Portuguese living in Venezuela.
Secretary of state for Portuguese communities around the world, Emidio Sousa, said Lisbon would look to provide assistance "based on need."
Two Spaniards
The deaths of two Spanish nationals were confirmed by their relatives, Spain's foreign ministry said on Friday, without giving details.
Government minister Angel Victor Torres said there were 90 Spaniards missing, hours after the foreign ministry reported that 80 Spanish nationals were "unaccounted for."
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.
Two Chinese
Two Chinese nationals were confirmed among the victims of the earthquakes as of Thursday afternoon, Beijing's state news agency Xinhua reported, citing the embassy in Caracas.
The embassy posted a statement on its official WeChat account, urging Chinese citizens in Venezuela to "take precautions against secondary disasters caused by aftershocks and (other) earthquakes."
One Italian-Venezuelan
A man in his mid-50s, born in Caracas and holding both Italian and Venezuelan nationality, 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.
