Venezuela’s quake death toll surpasses 6,500
Fatalities climb two months after a powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake and a magnitude 7.5 tremor hit the South American nation.
Venezuela's interim government has reported a death toll of 6,509 following the powerful twin earthquakes that struck the country two months ago. The magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 tremors, which occurred on June 24, devastated the coastal state of La Guaira, where at least 190 buildings collapsed. The previous death toll had been reported at 6,438.
Rescue efforts to recover bodies from the rubble continue in La Guaira, where thousands of people made homeless by the quakes are living in makeshift camps. The interim government has not disclosed the number of people still missing after the disaster. Authorities have provided 335 homes to quake victims, with a pledge to provide 4,000 by the end of the year.
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