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Venezuela
Wěinèiruìlā
委内瑞拉
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
death / fatalities
sǐwáng
死亡
number of people / death toll
rénshù
人数
to surpass / exceed
chāoguò
超过
4,100 people
sìqiān yībǎi rén
四千一百人

Venezuela
Wěinèiruìlā
委内瑞拉
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
June
liùyuè
六月
late in the month / the final ten days
xiàxún
下旬
to occur
fāshēng
发生
(structural particle)
de
twin / double
shuāngchóng
双重
strong earthquake
qiángzhèn
强震
already
to cause / result in
zàochéng
造成
more than
chāoguò
超过
4,100 people
sìqiān yībǎi rén
四千一百人
death
sǐwáng
死亡
more than
chāoguò
超过
16,000 people
yī wàn liùqiān rén
一万六千人
to be injured
shòushāng
受伤
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
in
zài
coastal
yánhǎi
沿海
province
shěngfèn
省份
to cause
zàochéng
造成
large-scale
dà guīmó
大规模
buildings
jiànzhù
建筑
to collapse
dǎotā
倒塌
thousands of people
shù qiān rén
数千人
still
réng
whereabouts unknown / still missing
xiàluò bùmíng
下落不明

July 11, 2026 at 12:20 PM

Venezuela
Wěinèiruìlā
委内瑞拉
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
June
liùyuè
六月
the 24th
èrshísì rì
二十四日
to occur
fāshēng
发生
(structural particle)
de
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
already
to cause / result in
zàochéng
造成
more than
chāoguò
超过
4,100 people
sìqiān yībǎi rén
四千一百人
death
sǐwáng
死亡
this / this incident
cǐ cì
此次
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
consisting of / composed of
yóu
two (events)
liǎng cì
两次
strong earthquakes
qiángzhèn
强震
to consist of
zǔchéng
组成
the first
dì yī cì
第一次
was (formal)
wéi
magnitude 7.2
7.2 jí
7.2级
the second
dì èr cì
第二次
was
wéi
magnitude 7.5
7.5 jí
7.5级
one after the other / within the span of
qiánhòu
前后
separated by / with a gap of
xiāngchā
相差
39 seconds
sānshíjiǔ miǎo
三十九秒
both
liǎng cì
两次
earthquakes
dìzhèn
地震
both / all (formal)
jūn
to occur
fāshēng
发生
in
zài
Venezuela
Wěinèiruìlā
委内瑞拉
northwestern region
xīběibù
西北部
region / area
dìqū
地区
coastal
yánhǎi
沿海
province
shěngfèn
省份
La Guaira (Venezuelan coastal state)
Lā guā yī lā
拉瓜伊拉
to be hit by disaster
shòuzāi
受灾
most / extremely (formal)
zuì wéi
最为
severe / serious
yánzhòng
严重
approximately
yuē
80 percent
bā chéng
八成
buildings
jiànzhùwù
建筑物
during
zài
the earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
in / during
zhōng
to collapse
dǎotā
倒塌
this
cǐ cì
此次
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
is / was
shì
Venezuela
Wěinèiruìlā
委内瑞拉
over a century / more than 100 years
yī bǎi duō nián
一百多年
(time span particle)
lái
the strongest
zuì qiáng
最强
(structural particle)
de
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
more than
chāoguò
超过
16,000 people
yī wàn liùqiān rén
一万六千人
in
zài
the earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
during
zhōng
to be injured
shòushāng
受伤
and also / additionally
hái yǒu
还有
thousands of people
shù qiān rén
数千人
still
réng
to be in (a state)
chǔ yú
处于
missing / unaccounted for
shīzōng
失踪
state / condition
zhuàngtài
状态
the United Nations
Liánhéguó
联合国
and
multiple / several
duō gè
多个
countries
guójiā
国家
already
to / toward
xiàng
Venezuela
Wěinèiruìlā
委内瑞拉
to provide
tígōng
提供
humanitarian
réndào zhǔyì
人道主义
aid / assistance
yuánzhù
援助

News in English

China & World

Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Rises Above 4,100

Venezuela has announced that twin earthquakes in late June have killed more than 4,100 people and injured over 16,000. The quakes caused large-scale building collapses along the coastal region, with thousands still listed as missing.

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