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Venezuela's interim leader defends earthquake response as death toll tops 2,500

Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, has defended her government's response to the two devastating 24 June earthquakes.

Facing intense criticism over an allegedly slow and haphazard relief effort, Rodríguez pushed back against claims that the official death toll is being under-reported and rejected accusations that poor social housing construction had exacerbated the disaster.

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