A month after Venezuela quakes, families still search rubble
What's new: More than 5,300 people are reported dead and as many as 50,000 remain missing in La Guaira.
The New York Times, The Straits Times
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Venezuela quake death toll rises to 5,069
About 20,000 people remain in displacement camps as the IMF releases US$346 million for reconstruction.
Bloomberg, Antara News +4
Delayed military orders slowed Venezuela quake response as toll tops 5,000
What's new: sources described a weak chain of command, scarce equipment and no disaster plan in the first days after the June 24 quakes.
Bloomberg, The Straits Times
Venezuela quake death toll rises to 4,333; 19,000 in camps
The government is preparing apartments and more than 40 parcels in La Guaira to build homes for people who lost theirs.
CNN Indonesia, Antara News +2
Venezuela buries unidentified quake victims in mass grave
Officials put the death toll at at least 3,342 and the injured at 16,740, while evacuations continue in several areas.
CNN Indonesia, Antara News +1
2 quakes kill 32 in Venezuela, flatten buildings near Caracas
What's new: USGS warned the death toll could climb into the thousands as rescue teams and aid from the U.S. and regional countries mobilized.
BBC News (World), Bloomberg +5