Big Earthquakes Hit Northern Venezuela
委內瑞拉北部發生強震
Introduction
Two big earthquakes hit northern Venezuela on June 24, 2026. Many people died and many buildings fell in Caracas and La Guaira.
2026年6月24日，委內瑞拉北部發生兩次強震。在加拉加斯與拉瓜伊拉，造成多人死亡及大量建築物倒塌。
Main Body
Two earthquakes happened very quickly. They were very strong. Many houses and shops fell down. The airport in La Guaira broke, so planes could not land.
兩次地震接連發生，威力強大。許多房屋與商店倒塌。拉瓜伊拉機場損毀，導致飛機無法降落。
Many people died. The government says 920 people died. Other groups say maybe 10,000 people died. Many people are missing or hurt.
許多人喪生。政府表示有920人死亡，但其他團體則認為可能高達10,000人。許多人失蹤或受傷。
President Delcy Rodríguez asked for help. The United States sent ships and money. China, India, and Europe also sent help. The US stopped some rules to make help faster.
總統德爾西·羅德里格斯請求援助。美國派遣了船隻並提供資金。中國、印度與歐洲也提供了援助。美國暫緩部分規定以加快援助速度。
Venezuela does not have enough machines or doctors. Regular people had to help find others in the broken buildings.
委內瑞拉缺乏足夠的設備與醫生。民眾必須協助在倒塌的建築物中搜尋倖存者。
Conclusion
The situation is still bad. People are still looking for survivors, but more small earthquakes are happening.
情況依然嚴峻。人們仍在搜尋倖存者，但持續發生多次餘震。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The "Action" Pattern
Look at how this story describes things that happened. It uses Simple Past verbs. This is the most important tool for A2 students to tell a story.
1. Regular Words (Add -ed) These are easy. Just add 'ed' to the end:
- Ask Asked
- Happen Happened
2. Irregular Words (Change completely) These are tricky. You must memorize them:
- Be Were / Was
- Fall Fell
- Say Said
3. The "Negative" Trick To say something did NOT happen, use did not + the base word:
- Example: "Planes could not land" (Special case for ability).
- Example: "Venezuela does not have" (This is present time).
Quick Tip: When you see "Many people died" or "Buildings fell", the writer is giving you the 'What' and the 'Result' very quickly. Keep your sentences short to be clear like this article.