The death toll among Venezuelan Jewish community members from the twin earthquakes has risen to three, with four other Jews still missing, according to Roberto Mishkin, president of the Union Israelita de Caracas, who spoke to The Times of Israel. At least 15 Jewish families lost their homes completely, and another 30 to 35 families now have uninhabitable apartments. About 100 people remain sheltering at the Jewish Community Center.
Three members of Venezuela's Jewish community have been confirmed dead after the twin earthquakes that struck the country Thursday, June 25 — an increase from two fatalities reported by the same community leader four days ago. Roberto Mishkin, president of the Union Israelita de Caracas, told The Times of Israel that four other community members remain missing, 15 Jewish families lost their homes entirely, and 30 to 35 additional families now have apartments that are uninhabitable.
Approximately 100 people are still sleeping at the Jewish Community Center, after hundreds initially sheltered there and at Mishkin's synagogue on the first night. As The Zioneer has reported since June 25, the devastation has been severe, with a confirmed national death toll of at least 164 and tens of thousands reported missing by Venezuelan authorities and other governments.
The figure remains unverified by Israeli or Venezuelan official sources as of Monday morning, but Mishkin's account provides the most detailed community-specific tally since the disaster began.
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