The latest official figures released on Saturday, July 4, 2026, showed that the death toll rose by more than 300 compared to Friday's update, while more than 16,000 people sustained injuries in the aftermath of the powerful twin earthquakes that struck on June 24.
The scale of Venezuela's earthquake catastrophe has deepened once again, with authorities announcing that the number of people killed in the country's deadliest natural disaster in decades has climbed to 2,954, as hopes of finding more survivors continue to fade.
The latest official figures released on Saturday, July 4, 2026, showed that the death toll rose by more than 300 compared to Friday's update, while more than 16,000 people sustained injuries in the aftermath of the powerful twin earthquakes that struck on June 24.
Thousands of people remain unaccounted for, raising fears that the number of fatalities could increase further.
The twin earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude, triggered widespread destruction across parts of the South American nation, reducing residential and commercial buildings to rubble and overwhelming emergency response efforts.
