Double strike
Back-to-back 7.2 and 7.5 tremors leave over 2,900 dead, millions displaced in Venezuela's worst quake in a century
Updated: 2026-07-06 09:16
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Millions more people are feared to be lacking sanitation and other basic needs after one of Latin America's most devastating earthquakes.
The UN migration agency said that based on population and damage data, up to 6.76 million people could be affected, and would require shelter, water, sanitation, healthcare and essential relief items. The UN estimated $6.7 billion in physical damage from the earthquakes — equivalent to 6 percent of Venezuela's GDP.
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