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Venezuela Declares Mourning as Quake Deaths Top 2,295

7/3/2026

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  • Rescuers pulled Hernan Alberto Gil, 44, from the Galerías Playa Grande mall in La Guaira days after the quakes.
  • Interim President Delcy Rodriguez declared seven days of mourning as deaths rose to 2,295 and injuries topped 11,000.
  • The World Food Programme asked for $50 million to feed 500,000 people amid water and medical shortages.
  • A Navy hospital treated victims after the World Health Organization released $1.5 million and warned of disease-outbreak risk.