Overview
- The twin quakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 that struck on June 24 killed 6,125 people, National Assembly Chief Jorge Rodríguez announced on Monday.
- Rescue work has largely shifted to recovery with nearly 17,000 injured, about 61,000 people treated in hospitals and roughly 24,000 living in makeshift shelters in La Guaira and Caracas.
- Authorities report almost 200 buildings collapsed and more than 16,200 structures classified unsafe, and local officials say about 1,400 people remain missing.
- Lawmakers unanimously approved an emergency rental law to ease access to housing and the interim government pledged staged home deliveries beginning with 4,000 units by year-end.
- The World Bank estimates direct physical damage near $20 billion, and officials warn that damaged ports, scarce heavy equipment and funding gaps are constraining rubble removal and rebuilding.