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A strong aftershock rattles Venezuela as rescue workers race to find survivors
Rescuers and volunteers search collapsed buildings as officials say more than 1,700 people have died and tens of thousands remain missing.
- On Monday, a 4.6-magnitude aftershock struck about 27 kilometers north of Caraballeda at 7:01 a.m., according to the United States Geological Survey, sending residents into streets but causing no immediate new structural damage.
- Twin earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude devastated northern Venezuela on June 24, killing at least 1,719 people according to National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez, with more than 5,000 injured and over 15,000 left homeless.
- U.S. Southern Command reopened the Port of La Guaira for the USS Fort Lauderdale to deliver aid, while international rescue teams extracted 21-year-old Aaron Levi Cantillo Vargas alive after 106 hours trapped beneath rubble.
- Residents in El Junquito report frustration with the government's slow response, citing lack of equipment, as volunteer Jean Sosa continues rescuing survivors without official support or supplies.
- The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator projects up to 6.8 million residents could be affected by the disaster, prompting the UN to prepare 10,000 body bags as recovery efforts transition to long-term reconstruction.
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The confirmed death toll has risen to over 1,700, but there are likely many more who perished under the rubble after last week's earthquake.
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Rescuers have given up hope of finding survivors.
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Two very strong earthquakes can happen on the same day, but it is much rarer for them to happen almost simultaneously and in almost the same place.
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