Argentine firefighters search for possible victims atop a collapsed building in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 27, 2026, following twin earthquakes.
The death toll in Venezuela's June 24 twin earthquake disaster reached 1,430, and millions more were feared to lack sanitation and other basic needs, as the first US aid flights landed in Caracas.MIGUEL MEDINA / POOL / AFP
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The death toll from the earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to at least 1,430 people, the President of the country’s National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, said on Saturday.
CNN reports that Rodríguez also disclosed that at least 3,238 people have been injured, and 3,142 families have lost their homes.
