Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 2,295 Amid Housing Crisis
Venezuelan authorities updated the death toll from the June 24 twin earthquakes to 2,295 on July 2, 2026. Over 58,000 buildings along the coast of La Guaira have been damaged or destroyed, leaving tens of thousands missing or displaced. The World Food Programme has scaled up relief efforts as the government faces criticism for using the disaster to tighten social and political control. This catastrophe remains the deadliest seismic event in Venezuela’s modern history, causing massive humanitarian needs.