Relatives of the victims remove debris from a collapsed building in an attempt to recover the bodies of their loved ones in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on July 12, 2026, following twin earthquakes that struck the region. Photo: AFP
The official death toll from Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes rose to nearly 4,500 on Sunday, as the government reported more than 19,500 people were now living in camps due to the destruction.
The latest toll offered by the government on its official Telegram account listed 4,490 as dead — about 150 higher than the day prior — and 16,740 injured.
It did not give an estimate for the number of people still unaccounted for.
On June 24, the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes hit Caracas and the coastal state of La Guaira, flattening entire high-rise apartment blocks into layers of rubble.
