Caracas, Aug 24, 2026 (AFP) - Venezuela quake death toll surpasses 6,500

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2026-08-25

Venezuela's interim government on Monday reported 6,509 deaths from the powerful twin earthquakes that struck the South American nation exactly two months ago. The magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 tremors on June 24 devastated the coastal state of La Guaira, where at least 190 buildings fell apart. The previous death toll had stood at 6,438. Efforts to recover the dead under the rubble are ongoing in La Guaira, where thousands of people made homeless by the......

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