Overview
- Two powerful earthquakes that struck La Guaira on June 24 produced widespread collapse and have left an official toll of 4,118 dead and 16,740 injured.
- Rescue teams and assessments continue amid a persistent aftershock sequence of more than 1,100 quakes, with a magnitude-3.9 tremor on July 10 that forced evacuations in Caracas but caused no new reported casualties.
- Authorities report about 17,907 people without homes, roughly 17,000 sheltered in 89 temporary camps, and hundreds of buildings damaged or collapsed, while tens of thousands of families have received state assistance.
- Large-scale relief and logistics operations are active, including U.S. amphibious ships and UN agencies supporting distribution of food, water and medical aid and deployment of security forces and volunteers.
- The government has formally asked UN member states to authorize release of Venezuelan sovereign assets held abroad to finance reconstruction, a move aimed at unlocking funds for immediate rebuilding and services.