Venezuela quake death toll tops 5,000 as IMF releases emergency aid | Earthquakes News | Al Jazeera
Navigation menu Trending The death toll from the twin earthquakes that tore through Venezuela’s Caribbean coast last month has surpassed 5,000, as authorities continue recovering bodies from the rubble. National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said on Friday that 5,119 people have now been confirmed dead, most of them in the coastal state of La Guaira, where the earthquakes caused the worst destruction. Another 16,740 people were injured, though Rodriguez said most have since been discharged from hospital. list 1 of 4Venezuela’s turn to Israel is about survival, not conviction list 2 of 4‘All we see is decay’: Covering the human toll of Venezuela’s earthquakes list 3 of 4Venezuela’s recovery clouded by uncertainty three weeks after earthquake list 4 of 4Venezuela earthquake: Number of known dead rises to nearly 5,000 victims The toll has continued to climb as rescue crews clear collapsed buildings and reach areas that were difficult to access in the chaotic days after the disaster.
Published: July 18, 2026 3:48 pm
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