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Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll May Be Far Higher Than 1,719 — Experts Fear a Serious Undercount
NYT > World News·Wednesday, 1 July 2026
Five days after twin earthquakes flattened entire neighbourhoods in Venezuela, experts fear the official death toll of 1,719 is a serious undercount. Residents accused the government of negligence and appealed for excavators, generators, and specialised rescue tools. A three-year-old child was rescued alive six days after the quake.
Why It Matters
This is one of the deadliest natural disasters in Latin America in recent years, with a scale that raises urgent questions about disaster preparedness globally.
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