Death toll in Venezuela quakes surpasses 4,300

Argentine rescue workers prepare to recover bodies from a collapsed building in the Tanaguarena sector of Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on July 10, 2026. © Juan Barreto, AFP

The death toll from Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes has risen above 4,300, authorities said Friday, as families continued searching through the rubble for missing loved ones more than two weeks after the country's deadliest quake in over a century.

The death toll in Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes has topped 4,000, the government said Friday.