🌎 Venezuela’s official death toll from the June 24 twin earthquakes has risen to 2,954, National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez announced. The UN estimates between 41,000 and 50,000 people remain unaccounted for.
Authorities say more than 16,592 people have also been injured, and approximately 16,000 have been displaced from their homes.
The back-to-back 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes devastated the coastal state of La Guaira and parts of Caracas.
With the 72-hour survival window long past, AFP reports that international rescue teams from the U.S. and across South America are beginning to wind down search and rescue operations.