The Venezuelan information ministry reports the death toll from the catastrophic earthquakes has climbed to 2,645, with more than 12,000 wounded and some 15,000 displaced, according to N12. The figure matches a report from ynet earlier this evening, confirming the updated toll.
The Venezuelan information ministry has announced that the death toll from the catastrophic earthquakes has risen to 2,645, with more than 12,000 wounded and approximately 15,000 people left homeless, according to a report carried by the Israeli news outlet N12 on Friday evening (Jul 3). The new casualty and displacement data follows a prior report from ynet at 23:05 Jerusalem that night, which had cited the 2,645 death toll without the additional figures. The update marks a continued climb in official figures as rescue and recovery operations enter their second week.
Earlier in the thread, The Zioneer reported that the death toll had risen through a series of official updates: from 1,430 on Thu Jun 25 at 20:43 Jerusalem, to 1,450, then 1,700, and subsequently 1,719 and 1,943 within the same hour. By 20:43 that evening, the toll had reached 2,295 and then 2,595. Later that same day, another bulletin from ynet at 23:05 Jerusalem pegged the toll at 2,645 — the same figure now confirmed by the information ministry's latest announcement. The thread showed corroboration evolve from a single Israeli outlet (ynet) to additional Israeli newsrooms (N12) for the same unfiltered government source.
As The Zioneer reported earlier this week, satellite data indicated more than 58,000 buildings destroyed or damaged across Venezuela, and the UN had prepared for up to 10,000 fatalities. The disaster has been ongoing for over a week, with rescue and recovery operations continuing.
The figures come from the Venezuelan information ministry, as carried by N12. The Zioneer will continue to monitor for further updates.
4 developments
- ConfirmedUN reportedly preparing for up to 10,000 dead in Venezuela earthquake; missing count climbs to 46,000
- DevelopingPortugal says 28 Portuguese nationals or descendants killed in Venezuela earthquakes
- DevelopingVenezuela: reports claim 68,900 still missing after earthquakes
- StrongVenezuela resident describes building collapse, ongoing rescues after quake
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