Death toll in Venezuela quakes rises past 4,000

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Peta-Gaye HardyJournalist at Jamaica Observer

July 10, 2026

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Death toll in Venezuela quakes rises past 4,000

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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — The death toll in Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes has topped 4,000, the government said Friday.

At least 4,118 people were killed and 16,740 injured in the back-to-back June 24 quakes, which flattened entire districts in the coastal state of La Guaira, Venezuelan parliament chief Jorge Rodriguez wrote on Telegram.

Thousands more are listed as missing.

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