Death Toll From Venezuela Earthquakes Climbs over 3,600
Officials say 9 Americans are among the dead and 16,740 people were injured as rescue teams completed their mission.
- On Wednesday, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez reported the death toll from Venezuela's June 24 twin earthquakes has risen to 3,811, marking a significant increase in the confirmed casualties.
- The magnitude 7.2 quakes struck June 27, 2026, knocking down buildings and trapping survivors under rubble across the Caribbean country, injuring 16,740 people and leaving 17,907 homeless.
- State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott confirmed Tuesday that nine Americans are among the dead, while American officials authorized four months of earthquake relief transactions banned under sanctions.
- Interim President Delcy Rodriguez renewed calls for lifting international sanctions, stating, "Venezuela has resources blocked around the world that could address this process of reconstruction."
- The Bank of England refuses to release 31 tons of Venezuelan gold, which the government requested from King Charles to fund recovery efforts amid ongoing legal battles.
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A total of 30,076 personnel and 28,992 volunteers were mobilized for relief operations, with the support of 4,388 international rescue workers.
Death toll from Venezuela quakes rises to 3,811
CARACAS, July 8 (Reuters) - The death toll from Venezuela's twin quakes has risen to 3,811, according to figures released by lawmaker Jorge Rodriguez on Wednesday. The latest tally puts the number of injured at 16,740, and shows that the ...
Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes climbs over 3,600
General view of a demolished building at Caraballeda after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Venezuela and other regions in the Caribbean on June 27, 2026, in La Guaira, Venezuela.(Photo by Edilzon Gamez/Getty Images) (VENEZUELA) — The death toll in Venezuela has climbed to at least 3,685 in the wake of the two powerful earthquakes that devastated the country, Venezuelan lawmaker Jorge Rodriguez said. The pair of earthquakes struck on June 24, k…
The active search and rescue work is largely completed, but corpses are still being pulled out of the debris.
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