Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Rises to Nearly 2,300
Officials said more than 3,300 international rescue workers are deployed as families search for tens of thousands still missing and aid shortages persist.
- Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez confirmed yesterday that the death toll from the double earthquake has risen to 2,295, with 11,267 people injured.
- The Geological Survey reported the event as a doublet, with a magnitude 7.2 earthquake followed 39 seconds later by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake striking west of Caracas.
- NASA satellite assessments estimate 58,870 buildings were damaged or destroyed, while the government established 25 temporary camps, with 13 in Guaira, the hardest-hit area.
- Rescue workers have saved 6,461 people amid 782 recorded aftershocks, yet tracking site Desaparecidos Terremoto Venezuela lists 39,610 people as still unaccounted for.
- This disaster ranks as the deadliest in the last century, surpassing a 1967 earthquake that killed 245 people; officials urge survivors to register with the Patria system for assistance.
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More than 12,000 people were injured in the latest toll announced this Friday, July 3, by interim president Delcy Rodríguez. The United Nations estimates that the earthquake that struck the country on June 24 may have caused the disappearance of 50,000 people. Source link: https://www.liberation.fr/international/amerique/venezuela-apres-le-seisme-un-nouveau-bilan-seleve-a-2-595-morts-tandis-que-continuent-les-recherches-de-survivants-20260703_FD…
Around 12,000 have been injured in earthquakes in Venezuela. 15,000 have been left homeless.
The death toll from the Venezuelan earthquake has risen to 2,645, with more than 12,600 injured. The UN estimates that as many as 50,000 people are missing. Relatives of victims are urging the swift recovery of bodies, as hopes of finding survivors dwindle.
In an update on the Venezuelan death toll, the number of fatalities from the two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela last week has exceeded 2,645, while the number of injured has risen to more than 12,000, as rescue teams continue to search for thousands missing under the rubble of collapsed buildings...
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HaberlerThe death toll from the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 has risen to 2,645. The number of injured has exceeded 12,000, and approximately 15,000 people have been left homeless.
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