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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The official balance of the earthquakes that hit Venezuela at the end of June rose to 3,535 deaths, with 16,740 injured and 6,462 people being rescued. The data were made known by the President of the Venezuelan Parliament, Jorge Rodríguez. (ANSA)
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At least 3,535 people have died after the earthquakes in Venezuela, according to the latest bulletin published on Monday by the President of Parliament, Jorge Rodríguez, who kept the number of wounded counted by the catastrophe at 16,740.The Venezuelan authorities reported an increase of 193 fatalities due to earthquakes, as the work of removing debris and the resulting finding of dead bodies progressed.According to the new balance, 6,462 people…
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