Venezuela earthquake: Number of known dead rises to nearly 5,000 victims
Venezuela earthquake: Number of known dead rises to nearly 5,000 victims The UN estimates 50,000 are missing, with many more feared dead under the rubble...
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- Venezuela earthquake: Number of known dead rises to nearly 5,000 victims The UN estimates 50,000 are missing, with many more feared dead under the rubble as the focus shifts to rebuilding.
- Almost 5,000 people are known to have died in two earthquakes that devastated Venezuela in June, but the United Nations estimates that as many as 50,000 people may still be missing – with many feared buried under rubble.
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- The state’s response is only being seen now,” Cinthia Pulido, a Venezuelan displaced by the earthquakes, told Al Jazeera.
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Venezuela earthquake: Number of known dead rises to nearly 5,000 victims The UN estimates 50,000 are missing, with many more feared dead under the rubble as the focus shifts to rebuilding. Almost 5,000 people are known to have died in two earthquakes that devastated Venezuela in June, but the United Nations estimates that as many as 50,000 people may still be missing – with many feared buried under rubble. Recommended Stories list of 4 items- list 1 of 4A quest for closure: In search of the missing after Venezuela’s earthquakes - list 2 of 4UN seeks $300M for victims of Venezuela’s earthquakes - list 3 of 4‘All we see is decay’: Covering the human toll of Venezuela’s earthquakes - list 4 of 4Venezuela’s recovery clouded by uncertainty three weeks after earthquake The disaster almost a month ago impacted tens of thousands of others. The state’s response is only being seen now,” Cinthia Pulido, a Venezuelan displaced by the earthquakes, told Al Jazeera. Venezuela has ‘crucial resources’ it cannot access Venezuela has faced tight US sanctions since 2015, which experts say is making the government’s job even harder. The UN estimates that the recovery efforts in Venezuela could cost...