Venezuela Earthquake Death Count Crosses 4,000, Thousands Still Missing

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.

Death toll in Venezuela climbs to 539 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 4,300 were reported injured. The post Death toll in Venezuela climbs to 539 after powerful quakes, thousands reported missing appeared first on MS NOW.

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.

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.

‘Tonnes of rubble’: 58,000 buildings estimated destroyed in Venezuela earthquakes

Preliminary analysis of satellite data suggests magnitude of natural disaster could dwarf official estimatesMore than 58,000 buildings may have been damaged and destroyed by the twin earthquakes that hit Venezuela last week, according to a preliminary analysis of satellite data that suggests the scale of the destruction could dwarf official estimates.Last Wednesday’s back-to-back quakes – which measured magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 – killed at least 1,943 people, injured more than 10,571, and left tens of thousands missing amid the rubble. The UN migration agency has said that up to 6.8 million people could be affected by the disasters, and would require shelter, water, sanitation, healthcare and essential relief items. Continue reading...