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Venezuela's earthquakes death toll nears 1,500, tens of thousands still missing
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- The death toll from Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes neared 1,500 on Sunday as rescue workers raced against the clock to find survivors among the nearly 50,000 people still unaccounted for.
- Issued on: 29/06/2026 - 07:52Modified: 29/06/2026 - 07:58
- By: FRANCE 24 Mexican Army rescue workers search for people trapped in collapsed buildings after earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela, on June 28, 2026.
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The death toll from Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes neared 1,500 on Sunday as rescue workers raced against the clock to find survivors among the nearly 50,000 people still unaccounted for.
Issued on: 29/06/2026 - 07:52Modified: 29/06/2026 - 07:58
By: FRANCE 24 Mexican Army rescue workers search for people trapped in collapsed buildings after earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela, on June 28, 2026. © Matias Delacroix, AP Rescue teams raced on Sunday to find more survivors of the two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela this week, with signs of life bringing occasional relief to a grim quest to whittle down a list of tens of thousands missing.
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