Published on
26/06/2026 - 20:58 GMT+2
The president of Venezuela's National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, gave a fresh update on Friday afternoon on the toll from the twin earthquakes that devastated the country two days ago: 920 people have died and 3,360 have been injured. Meanwhile, the UN's top humanitarian official, Tom Fletcher, told AFP that it is estimated there are 'more than 50,000 missing people'.
The latest update from the Spanish foreign ministry keeps at four the number of Spanish nationals killed in the twin earthquakes in Venezuela, raises the number of missing to 106 and confirms that 14 are known to be trapped under the rubble. 'They are the absolute priority for the rescue teams deployed to Venezuela on an Air Force plane,' foreign ministry sources said.
The foreign ministry is advising Spanish nationals in Venezuela to contact consular emergency services. Among the dead is Isabel Jara, director of the Canary Islands Office in Venezuela, according to the Canary Islands regional government.
