A week after the devastating double earthquake that struck northern Venezuela, the humanitarian crisis continues to worsen. Authorities reported on Wednesday that the death toll had risen to 2,295, while the number of injured reached 11,267, making this the deadliest disaster the country has faced in more than a century.
The president of the Venezuelan Parliament, Jorge Rodríguez, provided an updated assessment during a broadcast on Venezolana de Televisión (VTV), during which he also confirmed that 12,841 people remain displaced as a result of the 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes recorded on June 24.
Death Toll Rises After Double Earthquake in Venezuela
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According to authorities, more than 4,000 rescue workers remain deployed in the affected areas and have so far managed to rescue 6,461 people alive.
Jorge Rodríguez said that, despite the passing of days, the search efforts have not stopped, and he affirmed that “hope remains intact” for finding more survivors in the rubble.
Although seismic activity has decreased slightly, the risk has not gone away.
According to the official report, 782 aftershocks have been recorded since the main earthquake, although both the frequency and intensity of these tremors have decreased over the past 48 hours.
The Venezuelan government set up 25 temporary camps to house families who lost their homes.
Thirteen of these shelters were set up in La Guaira, the state hardest hit by the disaster, while the rest are located in Caracas, Miranda, Carabobo, and Yaracuy.
Authorities also asked those affected to register on the government platform Patria, through which social assistance and temporary housing programs in hotels in the capital will be provided to those who no longer have a place to live.
La Guaira, Unrecognizable
#SHOCKING The Los Molinos building in the Caribe neighborhood of La Guaira at the moment of its collapse; footage from a neighbor’s security camera.#Venezuela #TerremotoVE pic.twitter.com/TVWOexsN8Q
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The twin earthquakes have left a deep mark on La Guaira, a coastal region that had already suffered one of Venezuela’s worst natural disasters during the 1999 mudslide, when thousands of people lost their lives.
As rescue efforts continue, a preliminary assessment conducted by NASA using satellite imagery estimates that approximately 58,870 buildings may have sustained severe damage or been completely destroyed in the affected areas.
The emergency continues to keep national and international organizations on high alert, while thousands of families are still waiting for news of their missing loved ones and facing the difficult task of rebuilding their lives in the wake of one of the worst natural disasters in the country’s recent history.
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