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Looting Swarms La Guaira After Quake; Police Implicated

6/29/2026

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Social media videos showed groups moving looted boxes from collapsed shops in La Guaira.
Residents reported looting in La Guaira State after the June 24 earthquake that killed at least 1,450 people.
Accusations emerged that police and military also took items, while some siphoned fuel and pretended to be firefighters.
After a Farmatodo pharmacy was looted, the company and local volunteers cleaned the site and opened a primary care clinic.

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Story summary

Social media videos showed groups moving looted boxes from collapsed shops in La Guaira.
Residents reported looting in La Guaira State after the June 24 earthquake that killed at least 1,450 people.
Accusations emerged that police and military also took items, while some siphoned fuel and pretended to be firefighters.
After a Farmatodo pharmacy was looted, the company and local volunteers cleaned the site and opened a primary care clinic.