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Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes rises to nearly 5,000
The death toll from the double earthquake that struck Venezuela has risen to nearly 5,000, according to updated figures released by the Venezuelan government.
The government’s latest official update, released Thursday, listed 4,930 deaths, an increase of 101 from Wednesday. The earthquakes also injured 16,740 people, while 6,462 were rescued.
Officials said 35,781 patients have been treated, an increase of 909 from Wednesday. A total of 128,324 families have received assistance.
At least 1,308 aftershocks have been recorded, an increase of 24 from Wednesday’s update.
The earthquakes struck near Montalbán on June 24 in an event the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has described as a doublet. The first earthquake had a magnitude of 7.2 and was followed 39 seconds later by a magnitude 7.5 quake.
The disaster is the 12th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century. It ranks behind the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck central Myanmar in March 2025, killing more than 5,400 people in Myanmar and neighboring Thailand.
Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes rises to nearly 5,000
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