Disaster
Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Nears 4,500 as Aid Arrives
Venezuela's double earthquake death toll reaches 4,490 as international aid arrives. Thousands remain missing in one of the region's deadliest disasters.
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InternationalDisaster
Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 4,333
Venezuela's June 24 earthquake death toll rises to 4,333 with 16,740 injured as international aid arrives and rescue operations continue.
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International Disaster
Venezuela Quake Death Toll Hits 4,118 as Rescue Continues
Venezuela's earthquake death toll rises to 4,118 with 16,740 injured. UN estimates $37 billion in damage as international aid pours in.
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International Disaster
Venezuela Quake Toll Hits 1,943; Toddler Rescued 6 Days
Death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes rises to 1,943 with over 10,000 injured. A 3-year-old boy was rescued alive after six days under rubble.
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InternationalDisaster
Venezuela Quake Death Toll May Far Exceed Official Count
Twin earthquakes struck Venezuela five days ago. The official death toll of 1,719 may be a substantial undercount, experts warn.
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International Disaster
Venezuela Earthquake: 235 Dead, 4,300 Injured in Twin Quakes
Twin earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck Venezuela on June 24, killing 235 and injuring over 4,300. Rescue operations continue.
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International Disaster
Thousands Missing in Venezuela After Earthquake Doublet
A magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquake doublet struck Venezuela, killing 235 and leaving thousands missing. A Flemish witness describes the horror.
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DisasterInternational
Thousands Missing After Quakes Devastate Venezuela
A magnitude 7.5 and 7.2 double earthquake struck Venezuela, killing 589, injuring 2,980, and leaving thousands missing as rescue teams arrive.
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InternationalHumanitarian
Out of Gas: Cubans Use Charcoal, Wood as US Blockade Bites
Millions of Cubans lack cooking gas as the US oil blockade tightens, forcing residents to cook with charcoal and wood in the worst crisis since the 1990s.
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InternationalHumanitarian
Floridians Aid Cuban Relatives as Blockade Strains Island
South Florida Cuban Americans are sending food, medicine, and supplies to relatives in Cuba as a US oil blockade deepens the island's humanitarian crisis.
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