Death toll in Venezuela quake tops 1,400 as rescue efforts intensify
Authorities said the quakes killed 1,430 people and injured 3,238 as international rescue teams and aid supplies reached the hardest-hit areas.
- On Wednesday, June 24, powerful 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes struck northern Venezuela just 39 seconds apart, killing at least 1,430 people and injuring thousands amid widespread building collapses across Caracas and La Guaira.
- Seismologists classified the disaster as a 'seismic doublet,' an extremely rare phenomenon where two major earthquakes occur almost simultaneously. This rapid succession amplified destruction, causing severe structural failures in buildings across Caracas and La Guaira.
- Severe structural damage at Maiquetía International Airport has hampered critical aid delivery efforts. International rescue teams are racing against the 72-hour survival window to extract survivors from collapsed structures using heavy machinery.
- Acting President Delcy Rodríguez declared a national state of emergency to coordinate response efforts. The United States committed $150 million in emergency aid, including $100 million for U.N.-coordinated relief operations and $50 million in bilateral assistance.
- Humanitarian agencies estimate up to 6.8 million people could be affected by the emergency, requiring sustained recovery efforts. Rebuilding homes and restoring livelihoods will demand long-term intervention as communication networks remain disrupted across affected regions.
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Nearly 70,000 Still Reported Missing After Venezuela Earthquakes
The death toll is still rising in Venezuela with search and rescue crews working around the clock in a race against time. More than 1,400 people have been killed since Wednesday’s back-to-back earthquakes near the country’s capital and families are reporting nearly 70,000 others are missing.
Last Wednesday a double earthquake shook Venezuela. The rescue work is in a crucial phase.
72 hours after the two devastating earthquakes, Venezuelan interim president Delcy Rodriguez announced the rescue of an 11-year-old child, reports AFP, according to News.ro A boy miraculously survived and was brought alive from the wreckage of the north of the country. "A few minutes ago, an 11-year-old boy was...
More than 50,000 people are still missing after the devastating earthquake in Venezuela, according to the United Nations. The news blog.
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