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Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Hits 589 as Government Scrambles to Respond
The Guardian·Friday, 26 June 2026
Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez confirmed the official death toll from the country's worst earthquake in more than a century has risen to 589. Foreign rescue teams are arriving, but frustration is growing over the perceived slowness of the government's response. Survivors describe the quake as 'brutal and fast', with many still searching for multiple missing family members.
Why It Matters
This is one of the deadliest natural disasters of 2026, and the scale of human suffering — combined with a government struggling to cope — makes it a story of global humanitarian importance.
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