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Venezuela Quakes Kill 4,800, 200 Apartments Delivered

7/17/2026

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Twin earthquakes struck La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 24, killing more than 4,800 people and displacing thousands.
Local volunteers and neighbors rescued most victims before foreign teams arrived, with many survivors self-evacuating.
The government will hand over 200 replacement apartments in Caracas this week under its anti-seismic city plan.
Humanitarian groups say $781 million pledged by 133 donors is largely unverified, sparking disease-outbreak worries in shelters.

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Twin earthquakes struck La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 24, killing more than 4,800 people and displacing thousands.
Local volunteers and neighbors rescued most victims before foreign teams arrived, with many survivors self-evacuating.
The government will hand over 200 replacement apartments in Caracas this week under its anti-seismic city plan.
Humanitarian groups say $781 million pledged by 133 donors is largely unverified, sparking disease-outbreak worries in shelters.