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.

After the earthquakes, almost 2,000 people are confirmed dead, and about 43,000 remain missing. Aid agencies warn of worsening hunger and disease amid an overwhelmed healthcare…

Death toll from twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela jumped to 2,595, as rescue operations continued after the country's strongest tremors in over a century.