UN says Venezuela quake death toll rises to at least 235
UN agencies say nearly seven million people may be affected as rescue teams continue searching after twin earthquakes struck Venezuela.
The death toll from this week’s pair of earthquakes in Venezuela has climbed to at least 235, with UN agencies warning that nearly seven million people could be affected. Emergency crews were still carrying out search and rescue work on Friday as needs grew across the hardest-hit areas.
The UN said the quakes have created a widening humanitarian response, with damage and disruption stretching beyond the immediate disaster zone. Officials said the scale of the impact is still being assessed as teams work through debris and reach communities cut off by the shaking.
In Caracas, residents in one neighbourhood told Al Jazeera that help had not yet arrived two days after the tremors. The report said aftershocks continued to rattle the city as local recovery efforts began to replace the initial rescue phase.
The earthquakes have added to pressure on emergency services already dealing with a large and fast-moving crisis, according to the UN. Aid agencies say the situation remains fluid as authorities and responders try to account for the dead, injured and displaced.
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