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While some predictions believe there will be up to 20,000 or more deaths from the two earthquakes that struck Venezuela last Wednesday, June 24th, around 6:04 p.m. local time, followed by another quake 39 seconds later, the most recent official toll rose to 920 deaths.
The first quake registered 7.2 magnitude followed by a 7.5 earthquake, a significantly stronger one about 100 miles west of Caracas.
Caracas was devastated, flattened in parts and the government has estimated hundreds of people are still trapped and missing since the disaster.
The president of the national assembly, Jorge Rodriguez released the official death toll, but obviously, it's expected to rise as more information is revealed.
A website established to collect reports of missing individuals had registered more than 50,000 unaccounted-for people as of midday Friday. The United Nations’ chief aid official provided a similar estimate.
Foreign rescue teams and humanitarian aid began arriving in the country on Friday, while desperate Venezuelans and an increasing number of international volunteers worked urgently to locate survivors trapped beneath collapsed buildings and debris.
Rodriguez reported that 871 international rescue workers were operating in Venezuela by Friday afternoon. Among the nations dispatching teams were Mexico, El Salvador, and Spain. The U.S. Geological Survey has forecasted a high likelihood of more than 10,000 fatalities, which would rank these earthquakes among the deadliest in Latin America over the past century.
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The president of the national assembly, Jorge Rodriguez released the official death toll, but obviously, it's expected to rise as more information is revealed.
A website established to collect reports of missing individuals had registered more than 50,000 unaccounted-for people as of midday Friday. The United Nations’ chief aid official provided a similar estimate.
Foreign rescue teams and humanitarian aid began arriving in the country on Friday, while desperate Venezuelans and an increasing number of international volunteers worked urgently to locate survivors trapped beneath collapsed buildings and debris.
Rodriguez reported that 871 international rescue workers were operating in Venezuela by Friday afternoon. Among the nations dispatching teams were Mexico, El Salvador, and Spain. The U.S. Geological Survey has forecasted a high likelihood of more than 10,000 fatalities, which would rank these earthquakes among the deadliest in Latin America over the past century.
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