AFP — Forensic doctors wearing blue gowns and caps walk among dozens of bodies lying in bags on the ground inside an improvised morgue at the port of the area hardest hit by the powerful double earthquake that struck Venezuela. Some bodies already rest inside wooden coffins, which also sit on the floor. Near the […]
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The Daily Journal — Venezuelan authorities on Monday raised the death toll from the earthquakes that struck on June 24 to 1,719, while the number of injured climbed to 5,034, according to the latest official update presented by Jorge Rodríguez, president of the National Assembly. During an emergency briefing, Rodríguez also said that 15,866 people […]
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The Daily Journal.— The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has received preliminary reports suggesting that as many as 50,000 people may remain missing following the two earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela on Wednesday. The agency stressed that this figure does not represent an official count. However, it differs significantly from […]
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The Daily Journal.— National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez updated the official assessment of the damage caused by the powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24. He reported 920 confirmed deaths, 3,360 people injured or otherwise affected, and more than 4,000 people displaced. La Guaira state has suffered the most extensive material damage. Authorities have […]
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The Daily Journal.— The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) approved a $15 million allocation from the organization’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). The funding will directly strengthen relief operations for people affected by the two earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 that struck northern Venezuela. U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher […]
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Diviana Márquez.— While the thick dust from the magnitude 7.5 and 7.2 earthquakes still clouds the sky and weighs heavily on the hearts of millions of Venezuelans, the sound of aircraft engines tells a different story on the runways. In the early hours of Friday morning, the sky carried no storms, only the reflection of […]
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The Daily Journal.— Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, released an updated official assessment of the earthquake emergency affecting the country. She raised the death toll to 589 and announced the deployment of military forces along the central coast to coordinate relief efforts and maintain public order. “Overall, we must report that, regrettably, 589 people have […]
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The Daily Journal.— The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched a $61 million emergency appeal on Friday to fund relief operations in Venezuela following the earthquakes that struck the country’s northern region. The organization will use the funds raised through the appeal to strengthen the operational capacity of the Venezuelan […]
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The Daily Journal.— Venezuela’s Ministry of Health updated the casualty toll following the two earthquakes that struck the country on June 24. Health Minister Carlos Alvarado raised the death toll to 235 and reported that the public hospital network has treated more than 4,300 injured people. “As of 7:00 p.m. today, the public healthcare system […]
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The Daily Journal. — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his condolences Thursday to the people and government of Venezuela following the two devastating earthquakes that struck the country’s central region the previous day. The U.N. chief also confirmed that the organization’s humanitarian teams have already begun coordinating relief efforts directly with Acting President Delcy […]
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