NPR News: 06-28-2026 2PM EDT

Nora Raum· Host0:01

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum. The search continues in Venezuela for tens of thousands of people still believed to be missing after twin earthquakes last week. More than fourteen hundred people are confirmed dead. NPR's Fernando Narrow reports from Caracas.

Fernando Narro0:19

Across the street from the coastline, search and rescue teams worked on city block after city block of collapsed or heavily damaged buildings. Junior Laya and Jesus Gallardo sit on the shade across the street from a shattered building. They're covered in dust and are eating arepas and rice.

Jesus Gallardo· Soundbite0:35

"Tengo primos perdidos, familia, hermano."

Fernando Narro0:38

"I have family members missing, my brother and some cousins," Gallardo says.

Jesus Gallardo· Soundbite0:42

No sabemos nada. Tenemos más de cuatro días buscándolos ya.

Fernando Narro0:46

"We don't know anything about them. We've been looking for them for four days." It's a hot and humid day. Helicopters buzz in the sky. [helicopter buzzing] People wait next to damaged structures, hoping to hear news of anyone who might get pulled from the rubble.

Nora Raum· Host1:02

NPR's Fernando Narrow. Ukraine hit Russia's oil refineries again this weekend as part of a long-range drone strike campaign to weaken Russia's ability to wage war. NPR's Joanna Kakissis reports from Kyiv. Russia also continued its near-daily attacks on Ukrainian cities.

Joanna Kakissis1:23

Writing on social media, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the long-range drone strikes targeting Russian