The double earthquake that shook Venezuela on June 24 has already left more than 3,400 fatalities, while the number of injured is now at 16,760, as reported this Sunday by the president of the Venezuelan Parliament, Jorge Rodríguez.
The new figure represents an increase of 388 people dead compared to Saturday, while work intensifies to remove bodies from under the rubble. According to the official balance, 6,462 people have been rescued and 17,345 lost their homes, which is why 79 temporary camps have been set up.
According to official data, 86,794 families have been assisted and 9,585 tons of food and 669,008 liters of water have been distributed. 29,567 Army and security forces personnel are also deployed, while there would be a total of 27,482 volunteers.
The authorities, who established a telephone number and a digital platform to report missing persons, do not update the number of people missing. However, the citizen initiative ‘Disappeared Earthquake Venezuela’, a website so that people can report their missing relatives, has so far registered more than 31,000 people who have not been able to be contacted.
The deadliest double earthquake
In July 1967, 59 years before, an earthquake occurred near Caracas in which 245 people died, thousands were injured and the material damage was extensive.
The recent earthquakes affected Caracas and six other states in the north of the country, of which the most affected has been La Guaira, a coastal area that already experienced a tragedy due to a landslide in 1999 that left thousands of dead.
This Sunday, 11 days after the earthquakes, the groups of international rescuers have already withdrawn and Venezuelan volunteers, firefighters, national civil defense and neighbors remain in the destroyed buildings who continue to remove debris.
