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        "msgid": "venezuela-earthquake-death-toll-surpasses-1-700-as-devastation-spreads-1782820465",
        "date": "2026-06-30 17:30:15",
        "title": "Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Surpasses 1,700 as Devastation Spreads",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela last week have killed over 1,700 people and likely damaged or destroyed nearly 59,000 buildings, according to preliminary NASA satellite analysis. International rescue efforts continue despite fading hopes of finding survivors, while the United Nations estimates 7 million people will be affected and economic losses could reach $6.7 billion. The disaster has also become entangled in political tensions, with exiled opposition leader Maria Corina Machado accusing the government of blocking her return.",
        "content": "<p>The twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela last week have caused\nwidespread devastation, with the death toll surpassing 1,700 and\npreliminary satellite analysis suggesting tens of thousands of buildings\nhave been damaged or destroyed. NASA estimates that approximately 58,870\nbuildings in the affected areas likely sustained damage or collapsed due\nto the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes that hit the country on 24\nJune. The estimate is based on analysis of radar satellite imagery from\nthe European Space Agency\u2019s Sentinel-1 satellite, conducted by Oregon\nState University researchers Corey Scher and Jamon Van Den Hoek. The\nresearchers cautioned that the findings represent a rapid assessment\nbased on surface changes detected by satellite and have not yet been\nverified through field surveys. Meanwhile, National Assembly President\nJorge Rodriguez reported that at least 855 buildings have been confirmed\ndamaged, including 189 that collapsed completely. Search efforts are\nongoing. As of Monday, the government recorded approximately 1,700\nfatalities and 5,000 injuries. While no official figure for the missing\nhas been released, various estimates suggest the number could reach tens\nof thousands. The United States has assisted in reopening the Port of La\nGuaira to allow humanitarian aid to flow, and US military personnel are\nhelping restore operations at the damaged Simon Bolivar International\nAirport. According to the United Nations, 27 countries have deployed\nnearly 40 search and rescue teams, comprising more than 2,000 personnel\nand over 160 search dogs. Although the chances of finding survivors\ndiminish after the critical 72-hour window, hope persists. A 21-year-old\nman was pulled alive from the rubble in the coastal town of Tanaguarena\non Monday. In La Guaira, a port warehouse has been converted into a\ntemporary morgue holding hundreds of unidentified body bags, as dozens\nof families wait outside for news of their relatives. Crematoriums in\nCaracas are operating almost continuously to manage the surge in\nfatalities, with between 60 and 70 funerals held daily over the weekend.\nWilker Molalla is still awaiting news of his family buried under the\ndebris. \u2018There were 11 people in our house. Only two survived because we\nwere at work when the earthquake struck,\u2019 he said. Sergio Vergara\nrecounted the harrowing experience of recovering the bodies of his niece\nand her family from a collapsed building in La Guaira. The United\nNations estimates that 7 million people will be affected by the\ndisaster, with economic losses projected at $6.7 billion, equivalent to\nroughly 6 per cent of Venezuela\u2019s gross domestic product. Amid the\nrecovery efforts, political tensions have flared. Opposition leader and\nNobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado accused the government\nof preventing her return from exile. In a statement on social media\nplatform X, Machado claimed the government had closed Venezuela\u2019s\ncommercial airspace to stop her from returning to support the affected\npopulation. \u2018I am ready and nearby. I will do whatever it takes to\nreturn and be with the Venezuelan people,\u2019 she said. The main\ninternational airport in Maiqueta sustained damage from the earthquake\nand is currently only partially open for humanitarian flights. The\ngovernment has yet to respond to Machado\u2019s accusations. The earthquake\nstruck roughly six months after former President Nicolas Maduro was\narrested in a US military operation. Venezuela is now led by interim\nPresident Delcy Rodriguez, as the country grapples with recovery from\none of the worst natural disasters in more than a century.<\/p>",
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