委内瑞拉双重强震致2595人死亡 代理总统辩护救援行动Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 2,595 as Acting President Defends Response

2026年6月24日，委内瑞拉遭遇了自1900年以来最强烈的地震袭击。当时，一场里氏7.2级的地震发生后仅数秒，便紧接着发生了一次7.5级的主震。这两场双重强震对首都加拉加斯以及沿海的拉瓜伊拉州造成了毁灭性打击，导致大量建筑夷为平地，并使该国主要的空中门户——西蒙·玻利瓦尔国际机场严重受损。根据官方统计，截至7月3日，此次灾难已确认造成2595人死亡，另有超过1.2万人受伤。此外，虽然官方未公布具体的失踪人数，但一份在网络上广泛流传的非官方名单显示，目前仍有约38500人下落不明，该数字在震后初期曾一度接近6万人。

On June 24, 2026, Venezuela was struck by its strongest seismic event since 1900, when a magnitude 7.2 earthquake was followed seconds later by a 7.5 mainshock. The twin tremors devastated Caracas and the coastal state of La Guaira, flattening buildings and severely damaging Simón Bolívar International Airport, the primary gateway to the capital. As of July 3, the official death toll from the disaster has risen to 2,595, with more than 12,000 people reported injured. While the government has not specified the exact number of missing persons, an unofficial online list indicates that approximately 38,500 people remain unaccounted for, down from nearly 60,000 in the immediate aftermath of the disaster.

在受灾最严重的沿海地区拉瓜伊拉州，灾情尤为惨烈，代理总统德尔茜·罗德里格斯透露，该州几乎所有的当地官员均在这次大地震中不幸遇难。目前，灾区的搜救与重建工作面临重重困难。根据官方数据，此次地震导致近800栋建筑倒塌，其中包括189栋完全被毁的建筑。而根据美国国家航空航天局（NASA）与俄勒冈州立大学研究人员在周一更新的初步卫星分析估算，灾区可能有多达58870栋建筑在地震中受损或被毁，这表明实际的破坏规模远超最初的预期。

The coastal state of La Guaira bore the brunt of the destruction, where Acting President Delcy Rodríguez revealed that nearly all local officials lost their lives in the catastrophe. The physical destruction across the affected regions is immense; authorities reported that nearly 800 buildings collapsed, including 189 that were completely destroyed. Furthermore, a preliminary satellite analysis released by researchers from NASA and Oregon State University estimated that approximately 58,870 buildings were likely damaged or destroyed, highlighting the massive scale of the devastation that rescue teams continue to confront.

在6月24日灾难发生整整八天后，救援人员在卡蒂亚拉马尔成功救出了安全警卫埃尔南·吉尔。卡蒂亚拉马尔是一个几乎被地震完全夷为平地的沿海地区，吉尔当时在他工作的倒塌七层办公楼废墟下被困。多国救援人员在首次确定吉尔的具体位置后，顶着巨大的危险，在140吨重的废墟中艰难开辟通道，历时100多个小时才最终将他安全救出。当他躺在担架上被抬出废墟时，现场数百名救援人员欢呼拥抱，庆祝这一生命的奇迹。

Eight days after the devastating disaster, rescue workers successfully pulled security guard Hernán Gil alive from the ruins of a collapsed seven-story office building where he worked in Catia La Mar, a coastal area almost entirely razed to the ground. The painstaking operation required emergency workers to spend more than 100 hours inching closer to Gil after first locating him trapped beneath 140 tonnes of heavy rubble. When he was finally brought out on a stretcher, hundreds of international rescuers cheered and embraced, celebrating his survival against the odds.

吉尔的妻子古斯比玛尔·冈萨雷斯在丈夫获救前对媒体表示，这确实是一个奇迹，她对这么多国家能够联合起来拯救一个人感到非常震惊。周四，委内瑞拉代理总统德尔茜·罗德里格斯前往医院探望了吉尔，并在社交媒体上分享了视频，称吉尔是“活着的奇迹”。在官方确认遇难人数已升至2595人且仍有数万人失踪的沉重背景下，这次成功的跨国救援行动为灾区带来了难得的希望。

Before his rescue, Gil's wife, Gusbimar González, expressed her amazement at the international solidarity, stating that she had never seen so many countries come together to save a single person. On Thursday, Acting President Delcy Rodríguez visited Gil in the hospital and shared a video on social media, hailing him as a "living miracle." Amid a rising official death toll of 2,595 and tens of thousands still missing, this successful multinational rescue effort provided a rare moment of hope for the devastated nation.

在受灾最严重的沿海城市拉瓜伊拉，法医技术人员与救援人员正面临着极其严峻的人道主义挑战。随着遇难者人数持续上升，大量遗体被搜救人员从废墟中掘出。在拉瓜伊拉港口以及受灾街区，法医技术人员正在烈日下艰难地收容、覆盖并运送这些遇难者遗体。由于当地缺乏足够的冷藏设施，许多遗体只能被临时包裹在床单或毯子中，成排地停放在烈日下等待辨认。

In the hardest-hit coastal city of La Guaira, forensic technicians and rescue teams are confronting a severe humanitarian challenge as they work to recover and identify the growing number of earthquake victims. At the local seaport and across devastated neighborhoods, forensic workers, including technician Joel Mirabal, have been retrieving bodies from the rubble and transporting them under a harsh sun. Due to the lack of adequate facilities, dozens of deceased victims wrapped in sheets or blankets have been temporarily laid out in rows under the sun, awaiting identification.

面对成排无法确认身份的遗体，众多幸存者在废墟和临时停尸场所之间艰难寻找失踪亲人的下落。曾担任护士的当地居民罗莎·洛佩斯在协助女儿寻找失踪的丈夫时，不得不穿行于烈日下成排的遗体之间。洛佩斯表示，即使她有着多年的护理工作经验，眼前数十具包裹在床单和毯子中的遇难者遗体画面依然令她难以承受，现场仍有大量遇难者遗体未能确认身份。

The grim scene has forced grieving survivors to search through rows of unidentified bodies in hopes of finding their missing relatives. Local resident Rosa López, who helped her daughter search for her missing husband, recalled having to sidestep rows of bodies exposed to the heat. López, a former nurse, stated that even her years of medical experience had not prepared her for the sight of so many dead wrapped in blankets, noting that they saw a large number of victims who had not yet been identified.

在周四举行的新闻发布会上，委内瑞拉代理总统德尔茜·罗德里格斯极力否认了有关政府对地震灾情应对迟缓的指责。这是罗德里格斯自今年1月在美国军事行动抓获前总统尼古拉斯·马杜罗并接管政权以来，首次召开新闻发布会。面对外界对官方救援行动迟缓且无能的广泛批评，罗德里格斯坚称政府在灾难发生后立即采取了行动，并未拖延一到三天。她表示，地震发生后政府立即部署了4000名官员，次日增至14000人，目前已部署19000名官员，并启动了紧急法令以激活应急预案。她还提到自己前往医院探望了在地震中失去肢体和亲人的儿童，并强调政府已经并将会继续竭尽全力开展救援。

During a press conference on Thursday, Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodríguez strongly rejected allegations that her government reacted too slowly to the devastation caused by the twin earthquakes. This marked Rodríguez's first press conference since taking power in January following the U.S. military operation that captured former President Nicolás Maduro. Addressing widespread criticism from survivors, volunteer paramedics, and international organizations who labeled the official response as slow and ineffectual, Rodríguez asserted that the government did not wait to respond but acted immediately. She stated that 4,000 officials were deployed immediately, a figure that rose to 14,000 the following day and has since reached 19,000. Additionally, she noted that she issued an emergency decree to activate emergency protocols and had visited hospitalized children who lost limbs and loved ones in the disaster.

然而，政府的这一说法与灾区现场的实际反馈形成了鲜明对比。许多参与废墟搜救的平民、幸存者家属、志愿医护人员以及国际救援组织指出，官方的救援工作进展缓慢且效果不佳。他们批评灾区持续缺乏用于清理废墟的重型机械，导致搜救行动受阻，同时食品和医疗用品等关键救援物资的运送也出现了严重延迟。尽管政府坚称其行动迅速，但前线的物资匮乏和设备短缺依然让救援工作面临巨大阻碍。

However, this official defense contrasts sharply with the reports from those on the ground in the disaster zones, particularly in the hardest-hit state of La Guaira. Civilians, family members, and foreign rescue teams digging through the rubble have complained about a persistent lack of heavy machinery required to move debris during ongoing search operations. Furthermore, international aid organizations and volunteers have reported that critical relief, including food and medical supplies, has been significantly delayed, leaving affected populations to grapple with severe shortages despite the government's declared mobilization.