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[INTERNATIONAL] · Venezuela, United States · 72 sources

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Venezuela earthquake death toll 6,125, 1,579 missing, housing repairs underway

The official death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on 24 June has risen to 6,125, with 1,579 people listed as missing. Rescue teams have recovered 6,462 victims and 60,992 individuals have received hospital care. Authorities have evaluated 43,679 homes; 287 have been handed over to families and a plan to deliver 4,000 homes by the end of the year is under way, including the repair of more than 13,000 houses nationwide and 3,938 homes in La Guaira. A repatriation flight on 4 August brought 147 Venezuelan migrants from Miami to Barcelona, Anzoátegui, marking the first U.S. deportation flight since the quakes. Over 200,000 people have received humanitarian assistance, and the Pan‑American/World Health Organization has supplied diagnostic kits to strengthen disease surveillance. The response involves the Venezuelan government, the United Nations, the United States and international aid partners.

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Cáritas Venezuela · Delcy Rodríguez · Jorge Rodríguez · José Alejandro Terán · Mervin Maldonado · Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization · United Nations · United States · Venezuela · World Bank · World Bank Group

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