The Venezuelan government announced that 2,295 people have died in the catastrophic earthquakes, according to a government statement reported by N12 correspondent Asaf Rozentzweig. The figure marks a significant increase from 1,943 reported a day earlier. The source of the updated count has not been independently verified.
The Venezuelan government raised the official earthquake death toll to 2,295 Wednesday evening, according to a statement cited by N12 correspondent Asaf Rozentzweig. The figure marks a sharp jump from the 1,943 reported Tuesday night (as The Zioneer covered on June 30) and is the highest official count since the twin quakes struck late last week. The announcement comes hours after the previous update and as rescue operations continue.
Over the past week, The Zioneer has tracked a rapidly climbing official toll: 920 on June 25, rising to 1,430 later the same day, then 1,450 on June 26, and 1,700 by June 27. Israeli broadcaster N12 reported the count reached 1,719 and then 1,943 in subsequent updates on June 25–30. Throughout this period, the sources cited have broadened from a single Venezuelan official to multiple government statements and Israeli media reports, though the government's numbers have consistently lagged behind higher unofficial estimates and have not been independently verified.
The updated official toll remains well below several external assessments. Sky News reported on June 29 that the UN was preparing for up to 10,000 deaths, while the number of missing has been cited at approximately 46,000. An unverified source previously claimed 68,900 missing. Satellite data analyzed earlier this week indicated more than 58,000 buildings destroyed or damaged.
The source of Wednesday's updated count — and the methodology behind it — has not been independently confirmed. The government's official tally has often diverged from satellite-based damage estimates and from unverified local reports of significantly higher casualties.
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