Humanitarian crisis escalates in Venezuela a week after devastating earthquakes, with thousands feared dead and millions affected

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Published: 2026-07-02
Category: world
Source: ReliefWeb (OCHA)

A week after Venezuela was hit by its worst earthquake disaster in over a century, the humanitarian crisis is deepening. The official death toll has risen to 2,295, with over 11,200 injured and tens of thousands unaccounted for. Thousands are homeless, and the healthcare system is at a breaking point, leading to warnings of infectious disease spread. International organizations like the UN, UNICEF, and IOM are scaling up assistance, but funding remains critically low.

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