Venezuela earthquakes: death toll rises again to more than 1,400

The Guardian 1 min read 4 days ago

<p>Search for survivors continues with nearly 70,000 people reported unaccounted for by their family members</p><p>The ⁠death toll ⁠in ⁠the twin ​earthquakes that struck ⁠<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/venezuela">Venezuela</a> earlier ⁠this ​week ‌has ‌risen to ‌1,430, according to one of the country’s top politicians Jorge Rodríguez.</p><p>Another 3,200 ​people were injured ⁠and 3,100 ​left homeless ​by the ​disaster, ​the National Assembly president added, speaking ​on ​state television.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/27/venezuela-earthquakes-death-toll-rises-jorge-rodriguez">Continue reading...</a>
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