Death Toll From Venezuela June Earthquakes Tops 6,000
Officials said 60,992 people were treated and 6,462 rescued as criticism grew over the government’s response and missing-person counts.
- The Venezuelan government announced the confirmed death toll from June 24 earthquakes has risen to more than 6000 people, ranking the disaster as the 10th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century, behind Nepal.
- A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck near Yaracuy on June 24, followed 39 seconds later by a 7.5 tremor near Vargas; the USGS described the event as a doublet affecting coastal La Guaira and Caracas hardest.
- Following a 10-day reporting gap, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez announced on Monday that 61,000 people had been treated in hospitals, with only 16.5 percent of debris removed.
- Interim President Delcy Rodriguez faces mounting criticism for government response shortcomings, while advocates urge The United States to loosen economic sanctions to facilitate critical funding flow into Venezuela.
- A World Bank report placed physical damage from the earthquakes at nearly $20bn; despite pledges of global support, it remains unclear where such recovery funds will originate.
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Venezuela earthquake death toll surpasses 6,100 as thousands remain missing
The death toll from the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela in June has risen to 6,125, according to updated figures released by senior lawmaker Jorge Rodríguez on Monday. The twin earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude, hit the South American nation on June 24, leaving widespread destruction and triggering one of the country’s worst natural disasters in recent history. The latest casualty figure represents an increase from th…
1,400 people remain officially missing in the double earthquake that hit the Guaira State, north of Caracas, on 24 June.
The situation in Venezuela continues to be devastating after the earthquakes at the end of June. According to the latest official data, more than 6,000 people have been killed, but thousands are still missing.
The number of victims caused by the double earthquake that struck Venezuela on June 24 reached 6,125 people, according to the authorities. More than a month since the earthquake, more than 1,400 people are still missing, and tens of thousands of people are living in improvised camps. The two earthquakes, with magnitudes of 7,2 and 7,5, have hit the coastline of Venice and are considered the most devastating produced in the country in the last de…
Venezuelan Parliament Speaker Jorge Rodríguez has released new figures on the death toll from the June earthquakes in Venezuela, which killed 6,125 people. So far, 16.5 percent of the rubble caused by the two earthquakes has been removed, Rodríguez said.
The number of deaths in the double earthquake that struck Venezuela on 24 June now stands at 6,125. The number of missing persons could be close to 10,000 Several weeks after the earthquakes
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