The UN is reportedly preparing for as many as 10,000 fatalities from the catastrophic earthquakes in Venezuela, according to Sky News. The number of missing has risen to approximately 46,000, the report says, as search-and-rescue operations continue.
A Sky News report Monday evening says the United Nations is planning for up to 10,000 deaths from the Venezuela earthquakes, a sharp increase over the official toll of 1,450 posted earlier Monday. The missing count has climbed to approximately 46,000, the report says, though it remains below earlier unverified estimates of 68,900. The Zioneer reported the official toll crossed 1,400 on Monday morning, with an estimated 3,500 wounded and about 50,000 missing. Rescue crews, including an Israeli team from the private firm Magen, are still working in devastated areas. The UN figure has not been independently confirmed and appears to reflect worst-case planning assumptions rather than a verified count.
The thread tracking this disaster began Saturday night, Jun 27, at 20:24 Jerusalem, when The Zioneer first reported a Venezuelan lawmaker's claim of 1,430 dead. Within the same minute, a second unverified report pushed the toll to nearly 1,500, and then unconfirmed data put the tally at 1,450 dead, 3,500 wounded, and some 50,000 missing. By Sunday early morning (01:51 Jerusalem), a separate report estimated 68,900 missing. Official confirmation was thin throughout: the only on-record statement came from interim President Delcy Rodríguez, who on Monday at 11:43 Jerusalem put the official toll at 1,400, while citing expert warnings of up to 55,000 feared dead. The new UN planning figure of 10,000 dead sits between the official count and the worst-case expert estimate, but crucially remains a planning assumption, not a confirmed death count.
As The Zioneer reported on Monday (Jun 29), international rescue efforts have swelled to 16 nations, with Magen — an Israeli private search-and-rescue firm — operating on site alongside American teams that earlier pulled a live infant from rubble (reported Sun 05:37 Jerusalem). The U.S. has pledged $150 million in aid (reported Thu Jun 25, 22:31 Jerusalem). The UN figure was not independently confirmed and appears to represent worst-case planning rather than a verified tally. It remains unclear whether the missing count of 46,000 reflects completions, recategorizations, or simply a different accounting methodology.
4 developments
- DevelopingVenezuela: reports claim 68,900 still missing after earthquakes
- ConfirmedVenezuela earthquake death toll reaches 1,719, with 5,034 wounded
- DevelopingUS pledges $150 million in aid to Venezuela after earthquake
- StrongUS Geological Survey warns of high likelihood of casualties, extensive damage in Venezuela earthquake
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