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Venezuela
Wěi​nèi​ruì​lā
委内瑞拉
earthquake
dì​zhèn
地震
death / fatalities
sǐ​wáng
死亡
number of people
rén​shù
人数
to exceed / to surpass
chāo​guò
超过
1,700 people
yī qiān qī bǎi rén
一千七百人
，
the United States
Měi​guó
美国
Marines
hǎi​jūn​lù​zhàn​duì
海军陆战队
to arrive at
dǐ​dá
抵达
to assist / to help
xié​zhù
协助
disaster relief
jiù​zāi
救灾
。

June
liù​yuè
六月
the 24th day
èr​shí​sì​rì
二十四日
，
Venezuela
Wěi​nèi​ruì​lā
委内瑞拉
to occur / to happen
fā​shēng
发生
two times
liǎng​cì
两次
powerful / intense
qiáng​liè
强烈
earthquake
dì​zhèn
地震
，
magnitude (of an earthquake)
zhèn​jí
震级
respectively
fēn​bié
分别
to reach / to achieve
dá​dào
达到
7.5
7.5
7.5
and
hé
和
7.2
7.2
7.2
。
as of / up to
jié​zhì
截至
June 30th
liù​yuè sān​shí​rì
六月三十日
，
death / fatalities
sǐ​wáng
死亡
number of people
rén​shù
人数
already
yǐ
已
to exceed
chāo​guò
超过
1,700 people
yī qiān qī bǎi rén
一千七百人
，
the United States
Měi​guó
美国
to dispatch / to send
pài​qiǎn
派遣
Marines
hǎi​jūn​lù​zhàn​duì
海军陆战队
to go to / to head toward
qián​wǎng
前往
to assist
xié​zhù
协助
rescue / relief
jiù​yuán
救援
。

June 30, 2026 at 8:00 AM

June
liù​yuè
六月
the 24th day
èr​shí​sì​rì
二十四日
，
Venezuela
Wěi​nèi​ruì​lā
委内瑞拉
at / in
zài
在
39 seconds
sān​shí​jiǔ​miǎo
三十九秒
within
nèi
内
consecutively / in succession
lián​xù
连续
to occur
fā​shēng
发生
two times
liǎng​cì
两次
major earthquake
dà​dì​zhèn
大地震
，
magnitude
zhèn​jí
震级
respectively
fēn​bié
分别
to be
wéi
为
7.5
7.5
7.5
and
hé
和
7.2
7.2
7.2
。
this time / on this occasion
cǐ​cì
此次
earthquake
dì​zhèn
地震
to deal a heavy blow to / severely damage
zhòng​chuāng
重创
capital city
shǒu​dū
首都
Caracas
Jiā​lā​jiā​sī
加拉加斯
and / as well as
jí
及
port city
hǎi​gǎng​chéng​shì
海港城市
La Guaira
Lā​guā​yī​lā
拉瓜伊拉
，
a large number of / massive amounts of
dà​liàng
大量
building / structure
jiàn​zhù
建筑
to collapse / to fall down
dǎo​tā
倒塌
。
as of / up to
jié​zhì
截至
June 30th
liù​yuè sān​shí​rì
六月三十日
，
official / authorities
guān​fāng
官方
to confirm / to verify
què​rèn
确认
(possessive/modifier particle)
de
的
death
sǐ​wáng
死亡
number of people
rén​shù
人数
already
yǐ
已
to exceed
chāo​guò
超过
1,700 people
yī qiān qī bǎi rén
一千七百人
，
there are also / in addition
lìng​yǒu
另有
tens of thousands of people
shù​wàn​rén
数万人
whereabouts unknown / missing
xià​luò​bù​míng
下落不明
。
the United States
Měi​guó
美国
already
yǐ
已
to dispatch / to send
pài​qiǎn
派遣
approximately
yuē
约
approximately 130
yī​bǎi sān​shí​míng
一百三十名
Marines
hǎi​jūn​lù​zhàn​duì​yuán
海军陆战队员
to arrive at
dǐ​dá
抵达
La Guaira
Lā​guā​yī​lā
拉瓜伊拉
port / harbor
gǎng​kǒu
港口
，
in order to / so as to
yǐ
以
to assist
xié​zhù
协助
to reopen
chóng​kāi
重开
port
gǎng​kǒu
港口
、
to transport / to deliver
yùn​sòng
运送
rescue / relief
jiù​yuán
救援
supplies / materials
wù​zī
物资
。
prior to this / beforehand
cǐ​qián
此前
there were already
yǐ​yǒu
已有
more than 300
sān​bǎi​yú​míng
三百余名
American
Měi​guó
美国
search and rescue
sōu​jiù
搜救
personnel
rén​yuán
人员
at / in
zài
在
local / on-site
dāng​dì
当地
ruins / rubble
fèi​xū
废墟
among / in the middle of
zhōng
中
to search for
sōu​xún
搜寻
survivors
xìng​cún​zhě
幸存者
。
the United Nations
Lián​hé​guó
联合国
to state / to indicate
biǎo​shì
表示
，
this
cǐ​cì
此次
disaster / catastrophe
zāi​nàn
灾难
to be
shì
是
in recent years
jìn​nián​lái
近年来
Latin America
Lā​dīng​Měi​zhōu
拉丁美洲
the most severe / the worst
zuì​yán​zhòng​de
最严重的
natural disaster
zì​rán​zāi​hài
自然灾害
one of
zhī​yī
之一
。
multiple countries
duō​guó
多国
government
zhèng​fǔ
政府
and
hé
和
international
guó​jì
国际
rescue / relief
jiù​yuán
救援
organization
zǔ​zhī
组织
one after another / in succession
fēn​fēn
纷纷
toward / to
xiàng
向
Venezuela
Wěi​nèi​ruì​lā
委内瑞拉
to provide / to offer
tí​gōng
提供
aid / assistance
yuán​zhù
援助
。

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Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Tops 1,700 as US Marines Arrive for Relief

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