Death toll in Venezuela climbs to 539 after powerful quakes, thousands reported missing

Death toll from Venezuela quake exceeds 900

TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) – A series of powerful earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 magnitudes that struck Venezuela have caused the death toll to exceed 900 people, with the damages which are rapidly escalating.

Death toll in Venezuela climbs to 920 after powerful quakes, thousands reported missing

The number of casualties is expected to climb after 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes rocked the area. At least 3,360 were reported injured. The post Death toll in Venezuela climbs to 920 after powerful quakes, thousands reported missing appeared first on MS NOW.

Death toll expected to rise in Venezuela earthquake

There are fears the death toll from the Venezuela earthquake could jump to 10,000 people.

Death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes rises to over 1,400 dead, at least 3,238 injured

The US Geological Survey estimated more than 10,000 deaths were possible from the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 quakes, which would place them among Latin America's deadliest of the last century.

At least 164 people dead after twin quakes in Venezuela, acting president says

Deadly quakes: At least 164 people have been killed and 971 injured after Venezuela's most powerful earthquake in more than a century, according to the country's acting President Delcy Rodriguez. The 7.5 magnitude quake struck just 40 seconds after a 7.2 magnitude foreshock. Capital in crisis: A resident who survived a quake that hit Caracas in 1967 said the disaster was unlike anything he had experienced. Another resident who escaped a damaged building said the scene was like a horror movie.