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Venezuela quake toll hits 1,450 as rescuers race past 72-hour mark
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What we know
Venezuelan authorities said Sunday the death toll from Wednesday’s twin magnitude-7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes had risen to 1,450, as local and international rescue teams kept searching collapsed buildings in the hardest-hit northern state of La Guaira four days after the disaster.
Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said more than 2,600 foreign rescue workers had arrived and that searches would continue past the usual 72-hour survival window. Officials reported more than 770 buildings totally or partially collapsed — about double Friday’s tally — more than 3,100 injured, and thousands still listed missing on civilian databases. U.S., French and other teams pulled additional survivors, including a father and son, from rubble on Sunday.
What's confirmed
- Official toll 1,450 dead Sunday; twin quakes June 24; La Guaira hardest hit (AP/RTE/CNBC).
- 770+ buildings collapsed or damaged; 3,100+ injured; aftershocks continued Sunday (AP).
- 2,600+ international rescuers on scene; U.S./French teams among those extracting survivors (AP/CNBC).
- U.N.: up to 6.8 million of ~30 million residents may be affected; civilian missing lists in the tens of thousands (AP/RTE).
What's still developing
- Further toll revisions as rubble clears and aftershocks complicate searches.
- Housing-safety commission findings and scale of displacement aid.