According to the new estimate, the losses can amount to between 1 and 5% of the country’s GDP
Tremors felt across region as authorities assess impact and casualties
The U.S. Geological Survey warned that \
Initial forecasts suggest damage could cost as much as 7 percent of the South American nation's GDP.
The agency issued a red alert on its Pager system, estimating a high likelihood of significant fatalities and infrastructural losses.
The United Nations on Saturday estimated that the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela caused $6.7 billion in physical damage...
El Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos proyecta más 10.000 muertes tras dos terremotos en Venezuela; daños serían generalizados y el impacto económico severo.
US Geological Survey estimates 44 per cent chance fatalities could exceed 10,000
US Geological Survey says high casualties 'probable' after powerful quakes hit South American country.
(3rd UPDATE) The USGS, using predictive modeling to estimate the death toll, says it would most likely run into the thousands, with a substantial probability of exceeding 10,000
Magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes struck Caracas, with USGS warning of potentially widespread disaster and up to 100,000 deaths; airport was shut, buildings collapsed and…
The USGS warns the death toll could range between 10,000 and 100,000
Strong earthquakes struck west of Venezuela's capital on Wednesday afternoon (local time), bringing down buildings in Caracas and causing scientists to estimate "high casualties…
Authorities have estimated that the number of casualties could be in the tens of thousands
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit about 160 km (100 miles) west of Caracas, followed less than a minute later by a magnitude 7.5 tremor, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
Powerful earthquakes rocked Venezuela, causing damage in the capital, Caracas, and prompting dire warnings from scientists about potential widespread destruction and significant…
El Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS) activó una alerta naranja por el impacto humano y económico del sismo.
El Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS) estimó este miércoles que el terremoto de magnitud 7,5 registrado frente a la costa de Venezuela podría dejar un saldo potencial de…
It is estimating the death toll could likely range from 10,000 to 100,000.
Las autoridades activaron servicios médicos y declararon el estado de emergencia ante la magnitud del desastre
Rescuers search for survivors in collapsed buildings as USGS warns of potentially catastrophic casualties
The strongest quakes to hit Venezuela in more than a century, measuring up to magnitude 7.5, could not have come at a worse time for the country.