The death toll from the earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to 1,943, with over 10,500 people injured
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The number of dead in Venezuela has risen to 1,943 people, with 10,571 injured. Rescuers continue searching in the destroyed Los Cocos residential complex.
The death toll from the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to 1,943 people. This was stated by the President of the National Assembly of Venezuela, Jorge Rodríguez, reports Reuters, writes UNN.
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According to him, the number of injured has also increased and currently stands at 10,571 people. At the same time, local authorities reported that 6,461 people were rescued after the earthquakes.
As Reuters reports, rescue operations are ongoing in the state of La Guaira, where two earthquakes last week destroyed six of the eight towers of the Los Cocos residential complex.
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According to the agency, more than a hundred people gathered near the site of the tragedy, listening for possible signals from those who may have survived under the rubble. Rescuers hope to find people at the level of the former first floor of the building, while continuing to search for the dead.
Venezuelan rescuers, military cadets, and members of the Mexican search and rescue team Topos, who are digging tunnels through the rubble to search for people, are involved in the aftermath of the disaster.