Venezuela earthquake death toll reaches 2,595 as nation declares week of mourning

2,595 people killed, over 12,000 injured, tens of thousands missing, and 189 buildings destroyed across Venezuela from the June 24 earthquakes.

On June 24, two earthquakes of extraordinary force struck north of Caracas, and in the days that followed, Venezuela has been forced to reckon with a grief that now carries a number: 2,595 lives lost, more than 12,000 wounded, and tens of thousands still unaccounted for. Acting President Delcy Rodriguez has declared a week of national mourning, even as the earth itself has not yet stilled — 782 aftershocks have followed the initial tremors, a reminder that catastrophe rarely arrives only once. The nation now turns toward the long, uncertain work of shelter, recovery, and accounting for what re

Venezuela earthquake death toll reaches 2,595 as nation declares week of mourning

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