{"id":60705,"date":"2026-07-05T19:43:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T23:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/venezuela-earthquake-death-toll-rises-to-3342\/05\/07\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T19:43:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T23:43:05","slug":"venezuela-earthquake-death-toll-rises-to-3342","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/venezuela-earthquake-death-toll-rises-to-3342\/05\/07\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuela earthquake death toll rises to 3,342"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela about a week and a half ago has risen to 3,342, according to official figures released on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">National Assembly President Jorge Rodr\u00edguez said in a post on X that about 16,740 people had been injured and more than 17,000 had lost their homes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes struck Venezuela on June 24, followed by a series of weaker aftershocks. 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