Venezuela’s National Assembly chief Jorge Rodriguez has confirmed that the twin earthquakes that struck the coastal state of La Guaira on June 24 killed 5,069 people, injured 16,740, and left 20,000 survivors homeless in overcrowded camps lacking basic amenities.
The full, devastating toll of Venezuela’s worst natural disaster in living memory is now becoming clear.
National Assembly chief Jorge Rodriguez posted on Telegram Friday that the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 have killed 5,069 people — with the vast majority of casualties concentrated in the coastal state of La Guaira, located north of Caracas.
The two quakes — measuring 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude — struck within a single minute of each other, compounding the destruction and leaving the coastal region decimated.
The Punch reports that the number of injured stands at 16,740, though Rodriguez noted that most had already been discharged from hospital following earlier updates on the crisis.
The human displacement picture remains dire. Some 20,000 people made homeless by the quakes are currently living in overcrowded camps, many of which lack adequate water supplies and proper sanitation systems — raising urgent concerns about secondary health crises among survivors.
La Guaira bore the brunt of both quakes, with the coastal geography amplifying the destruction across the densely populated region.
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