Death toll of Venezuela earthquakes rises to 2,645
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A helicopter flies above the site of a collapsed building, in the aftermath of the June 24 earthquakes in Caraballeda, La Guaira, Venezuela, July 3, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
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CARACAS - The death toll in Venezuela's twin earthquakes last week has risen to 2,645, the nation's information ministry said on Friday.
More than 12,000 were wounded and some 15,000 left homeless by the disaster, the ministry said.
(Reporting by Deisy Buitrago;)
Rescue workers hug each other after pulling out survivor Hernan Alberto Gil, who was trapped for over a week following June 24 earthquakes, from a collapsed mall in La Guaira, Venezuela, July 2, 2026. REUTERS/Maxwell Briceno Maxwell Briceno Reuters
A damaged building in Playa Grande neighborhood, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on July 1, 2026, following the June 24 twin earthquakes. MIGUEL MEDINA/Pool via REUTERS MIGUEL MEDINA Reuters
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This story was originally published July 3, 2026 at 1:22 PM.
