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Looting in quake-hit Venezuelan coastal area: AFP

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Residents walk past damaged buildings and debris scattered along a street following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, about 30 km northwest of Caracas, on June 25, 2026. Photo Credit: AFP

At least one business was looted Thursday in Venezuela's La Guaira region, which was heavily damaged by a pair of powerful earthquakes a day earlier, AFP journalists saw.

Men and women in the town of Catia La Mar exited a partially burned supermarket carrying bags full of goods, an AFP team at the scene reported.

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