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- Back-to-back earthquakes on June 24 devastated Venezuela, killing 3,811 people and leaving about 18,000 homeless.
- Acting President Delcy Rodríguez announced plans for earthquake-resistant housing and asked the United Kingdom to release Venezuelan gold reserves.
- The United Nations reported $37 billion in damage and issued a $300 million appeal for 1.3 million Venezuelans.
- Norwegian Refugee Council warned that crowded shelters and limited sanitation raise disease risk as families improvise toilets.
