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The death toll from the earthquake in Venezuela already exceeds 6,000 people

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Venezuelans continue searching for missing people under the rubble, in La Guaira, on July 29, one month after the double earthquake that devastated northern Venezuela.
Venezuelans continue searching for the missing under the rubble, in La Guaira, on July 29, one month after the double earthquake that devastated northern Venezuela. Gaby Oraa / Reuters
04/08/2026 - 10:32 h.
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The government of Venezuela has updated the official death toll from the double earthquake that struck the north of the country on Saint John's Day: 6,125 deaths have now been counted, 579 more than in the previous report, published on July 24. In addition, 60,992 people have had to be treated in hospitals.

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