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Venezuela
Wěinèiruìlā
委内瑞拉
earthquake
dì zhèn
地震
death / fatalities
sǐ wáng
死亡
number of people
rén shù
人数
exceeds
chāo
超
5,100
5100
5100
，
the whole country / nationwide
quán guó
全国
to mourn
āi dào
哀悼
seven days
qī tiān
七天
。

June 24
6 yuè 24 rì
6月24日
that struck
fāshēng
发生
(relative clause marker)
de
的
Venezuela
Wěinèiruìlā
委内瑞拉
double / twin
shuāng chóng
双重
earthquakes
dì zhèn
地震
already
yǐ
已
has caused
zào chéng
造成
more than 5,100 people
chāoguò 5100 rén
超过5100人
dead
sǐ wáng
死亡
，
approximately 50,000 people
yuē 5 wàn rén
约5万人
missing
shī zōng
失踪
。
the country
gāi guó
该国
acting president
dài zǒngtǒng
代总统
declared
xuānbù
宣布
nationwide
quán guó
全国
mourning
āi dào
哀悼
seven days
qī tiān
七天
。

July 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM

June 24
6 yuè 24 rì
6月24日
，
Venezuela
Wěinèiruìlā
委内瑞拉
northwestern part
xī běi bù
西北部
and
hé
和
central part
zhōng bù
中部
regions
dì qū
地区
struck / occurred
fāshēng
发生
two
liǎng cì
两次
powerful / severe
qiángliè
强烈
earthquakes
dì zhèn
地震
，
causing
zào chéng
造成
serious / severe
yán zhòng
严重
personnel / human
rén yuán
人员
casualties
shāng wáng
伤亡
。
as of
jié zhì
截至
mid-July
7 yuè zhōng xún
7月中旬
，
there have already been
yǐ yǒu
已有
more than 5,100 people
chāoguò 5100 rén
超过5100人
in
zài
在
the disaster
zāi nàn
灾难
during
zhōng
中
perished / died
yù nàn
遇难
，
more than 16,700 people
yú 16700 rén
逾16700人
injured
shòu shāng
受伤
。
the United Nations
Liánhéguó
联合国
estimates
gū jì
估计
，
there are still
réng yǒu
仍有
approximately 50,000 people
yuē 5 wàn rén
约5万人
whereabouts unknown / missing
xià luò bù míng
下落不明
，
among whom
qí zhōng
其中
many
xǔ duō
许多
people
rén
人
may / possibly
kě néng
可能
(passive marker)
bèi
被
buried / trapped
yā
压
under
zài
在
rubble / ruins
fèi xū
废墟
beneath
zhī xià
之下
。
hit by the disaster
shòu zāi
受灾
hardest
zuì zhòng
最重
(possessive particle)
de
的
is
shì
是
La Guaira state
Lā guā yī lā zhōu
拉瓜伊拉州
，
this / the said
gāi
该
state
zhōu
州
approximately
yuē
约
80 percent
bā chéng
八成
buildings
jiànzhù wù
建筑物
in
zài
在
the earthquake
dì zhèn
地震
during
zhōng
中
collapsed
dào tā
倒塌
。
capital city
shǒu dū
首都
Caracas
Jiā lā jiā sī
加拉加斯
also
yě
也
suffered
shòu dào
受到
serious / severe
yán zhòng
严重
damage / destruction
pò huài
破坏
，
a large number of
dà liàng
大量
residents
jūmín
居民
lost
shī qù
失去
their homes
jiā yuán
家园
。
Venezuela
Wěinèiruìlā
委内瑞拉
acting president
dài zǒngtǒng
代总统
Delcy Rodriguez (acting president of Venezuela)
Dé ěr xī Luó dé lǐ gé sī
德尔西·罗德里格斯
declared
xuānbù
宣布
nationwide
quán guó
全国
mourning
āi dào
哀悼
seven days
qī tiān
七天
，
to
yǐ
以
commemorate / mourn
dào niàn
悼念
the victims
yù nàn zhě
遇难者
。
local
dāng dì
当地
rescue workers
jiùyuán rényuán
救援人员
are still
réng zài
仍在
continuing
chí xù
持续
search and rescue
sōu jiù
搜救
operations
gōng zuò
工作
，
but
dàn
但
as
suí zhe
随着
time
shí jiān
时间
passes
tuī yí
推移
，
survivors
shēng huán zhě
生还者
(passive marker)
bèi
被
found
fā xiàn
发现
(possessive particle)
de
的
hope
xī wàng
希望
increasingly
yuè lái yuè
越来越
slim / small
xiǎo
小
。

News in English

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Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Exceeds 5,100 as Country Declares Seven Days of National Mourning

The twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 have killed more than 5,100 people, with approximately 50,000 still missing. The acting president declared seven days of national mourning.

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