rubble
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The quakes marked the start of a terrifying night for Venezuelans, as the aftershocks drove families into streets, parks and cars while rescue crews struggled to dig through rubble in search of survivors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
Before-and-after satellite footage of Guaira reveal a stunning spectacle: Piles of rubble now occupy scores of sites that once housed high-rise buildings, shops, homes and other structures.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
It also leads with the latest damage caused by the Venezuela earthquakes, saying: "Rescue teams were racing to Venezuela's shattered northern coast yesterday after almost simultaneous earthquakes reduced dozens of buildings to rubble."
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026
Amparo del Giudice dug with her bare hands at a huge mound of concrete in search of her son, trapped under rubble after Venezuela's strongest earthquake since 1900.
From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026
Foremole and his crew moved in to block off the hole with rocks and rubble.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Vocabulary lists containing rubble
"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury (1950)
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