Death toll in Venezuela quake tops 1,400 as rescue efforts intensify
- On Saturday, the death toll from Venezuela's 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes rose to 1,430, as rescuers continued searching for survivors across La Guaira state.
- Shallow quakes amplified the destruction, damaging the Simón Bolívar International Airport and leaving at least 68,900 people missing as of Saturday morning.
- More than 3,300 people were injured, while rescuers saved 243 individuals; international teams from the United States, Mexico, and Brazil arrived Saturday to bolster efforts.
- Acting President Delcy Rodríguez announced that more than 14,000 military and police members are patrolling the area, where access is now blocked and requires special permits.
- State Department official Jeremy Lewin called the effort a "race against the clock" to reach trapped survivors, noting the critical 72-hour window for finding people alive.
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Anger at Venezuela government grows after quakes
Venezuela’s earthquake catastrophe entered its fifth day Monday with rescue crews still combing through mountains of rubble for survivors, even as mounting anger over the government’s handling of the disaster threatened to open a new political front for the country’s…
While Venezuela experienced a new earthquake on Monday, 29 June, the authorities in Caracas announced a new assessment of the double earthquake that ravaged the country: at least 1,719 people died there, but about 50,000 people are still missing. If no further damage has been reported after the new earthquake, the anger of the inhabitants continues to grow against the authorities, accused of delivering the population to themselves.
The double earthquake left devastation and death in the country, especially in La Guaira, a city neighboring Caracas.
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