{"id":61028,"date":"2026-08-03T21:43:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T01:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/venezuela-earthquake-death-toll-rises-above-6000\/03\/08\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T21:43:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T01:43:37","slug":"venezuela-earthquake-death-toll-rises-above-6000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/venezuela-earthquake-death-toll-rises-above-6000\/03\/08\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuela earthquake death toll rises above 6,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The death toll from the twin earthquakes in Venezuela in late June has risen above 6,000, officials said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The number of confirmed fatalities now stands at 6,125, according to the latest figures from National Assembly President Jorge Rodr\u00edguez.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The death toll is expected to rise further, with unofficial estimates of between 17,000 and 29,500 people still unaccounted for.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rodr\u00edguez said clean-up operations continued, with crews clearing almost 350,000 tons of debris, or about 16.5% of the 2.1 million tons of total wreckage estimated by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The magnitude-7.2 and magnitude-7.5 earthquakes struck the country on June 24, causing massive damage and triggering national emergencies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/world\/articles\/venezuela-earthquake-death-toll-rises-003336342.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The death toll from the twin earthquakes in Venezuela in late June has risen above 6,000, officials said on Monday. 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