Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 3,342
Officials said 6,462 people have been rescued and 17,345 are homeless as aftershocks continue and aid expands in the hardest-hit area.
- The death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela last month rose to 3,342 as of Sunday, according to official government updates.
- Striking west of Caracas near Montalb on June 24, the twin earthquakes reached magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 according to the USGS.
- Venezuelan Parliament Jorge Rodrguez reported 17,345 people are homeless, with 79 temporary camps established to accommodate survivors alongside 6,462 individuals who have been rescued.
- The United Nations' World Food Program expanded assistance in the hard-hit Guaira area to 5,000 people, while officials continue monitoring 995 aftershocks recorded since the disaster.
- Following Sunday's Angelus prayer at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV offered prayers for the victims, saying, "May the Lord sustain them in this time of great hardship.
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In Venezuela, the death toll from the two major earthquakes that struck on June 24 has risen to 3,342.
The death toll from devastating earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to 3,342, with some 16,740 injured, Venezuelan authorities said. Meanwhile, more than 150 unidentified bodies have been buried in the hardest-hit state of La Guaira, foreign news agencies reported.
It continues live the last hour of the earthquakes in Venezuela, with all the information about the dead, wounded and disappeared, the material damage and international aid
According to the official report, 6,462 people have been rescued while a citizens' initiative numbers 31,000 people who have not been able to be contacted Displaced persons, mental health and childhood: the main priorities of humanitarian aid in Venezuela ten days after the earthquakes The number of people killed by the double earthquake last June 24 in Venezuela increased to 3,342, while the number of injured rose to 16,740, said the president …
The death toll from the two earthquakes that struck Venezuela last week has risen to at least 3,342, as rescue operations and the search for the missing continue amid fading hopes of finding survivors, according to the latest official figures.
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