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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
的
twin / double
shuāngchóng
双重
strong earthquake
qiángzhèn
强震
already
yǐ
已
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
在
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
仍
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
的
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
already
yǐ
已
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
由
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
为
magnitude 7.2
7.2 jí
7.2级
，
the second
dì èr cì
第二次
was
wéi
为
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
均
to occur
fāshēng
发生
in
zài
在
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
约
80 percent
bā chéng
八成
buildings
jiànzhùwù
建筑物
during
zài
在
the earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
in / during
zhōng
中
to collapse
dǎotā
倒塌
。
this
cǐ cì
此次
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
is / was
shì
是
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
来
the strongest
zuì qiáng
最强
(structural particle)
de
的
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
。
more than
chāoguò
超过
16,000 people
yī wàn liùqiān rén
一万六千人
in
zài
在
the earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
during
zhōng
中
to be injured
shòushāng
受伤
，
and also / additionally
hái yǒu
还有
thousands of people
shù qiān rén
数千人
still
réng
仍
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
hé
和
multiple / several
duō gè
多个
countries
guójiā
国家
already
yǐ
已
to / toward
xiàng
向
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

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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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