VenezuelaWěinèiruìlā委内瑞拉earthquakedìzhèn地震death / fatalitiessǐwáng死亡number of peoplerénshù人数to exceed / to surpasschāoguò超过1,700 peopleyī qiān qī bǎi rén一千七百人，the United StatesMěiguó美国Marineshǎijūnlùzhànduì海军陆战队to arrive atdǐdá抵达to assist / to helpxiézhù协助disaster reliefjiùzāi救灾。
Venezuela
Wěinèiruìlā
委内瑞拉
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
death / fatalities
sǐwáng
死亡
number of people
rénshù
人数
to exceed / to surpass
chāoguò
超过
1,700 people
yī qiān qī bǎi rén
一千七百人
the United States
Měiguó
美国
Marines
hǎijūnlùzhànduì
海军陆战队
to arrive at
dǐdá
抵达
to assist / to help
xiézhù
协助
disaster relief
jiùzāi
救灾
June
liùyuè
六月
the 24th day
èrshísìrì
二十四日
Venezuela
Wěinèiruìlā
委内瑞拉
to occur / to happen
fāshēng
发生
two times
liǎngcì
两次
powerful / intense
qiángliè
强烈
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
magnitude (of an earthquake)
zhènjí
震级
respectively
fēnbié
分别
to reach / to achieve
dádào
达到
7.5
7.5
7.5
and
hé
和
7.2
7.2
7.2
as of / up to
jiézhì
截至
June 30th
liùyuè sānshírì
六月三十日
death / fatalities
sǐwáng
死亡
number of people
rénshù
人数
already
yǐ
已
to exceed
chāoguò
超过
1,700 people
yī qiān qī bǎi rén
一千七百人
the United States
Měiguó
美国
to dispatch / to send
pàiqiǎn
派遣
Marines
hǎijūnlùzhànduì
海军陆战队
to go to / to head toward
qiánwǎng
前往
to assist
xiézhù
协助
rescue / relief
jiùyuán
救援
June 30, 2026 at 8:00 AM
June
liùyuè
六月
the 24th day
èrshísìrì
二十四日
Venezuela
Wěinèiruìlā
委内瑞拉
at / in
zài
在
39 seconds
sānshíjiǔmiǎo
三十九秒
within
nèi
内
consecutively / in succession
liánxù
连续
to occur
fāshēng
发生
two times
liǎngcì
两次
major earthquake
dàdìzhèn
大地震
magnitude
zhènjí
震级
respectively
fēnbié
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
cǐcì
此次
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
to deal a heavy blow to / severely damage
zhòngchuāng
重创
capital city
shǒudū
首都
Caracas
Jiālājiāsī
加拉加斯
and / as well as
jí
及
port city
hǎigǎngchéngshì
海港城市
La Guaira
Lāguāyīlā
拉瓜伊拉
a large number of / massive amounts of
dàliàng
大量
building / structure
jiànzhù
建筑
to collapse / to fall down
dǎotā
倒塌
as of / up to
jiézhì
截至
June 30th
liùyuè sānshírì
六月三十日
official / authorities
guānfāng
官方
to confirm / to verify
quèrèn
确认
(possessive/modifier particle)
de
的
death
sǐwáng
死亡
number of people
rénshù
人数
already
yǐ
已
to exceed
chāoguò
超过
1,700 people
yī qiān qī bǎi rén
一千七百人
there are also / in addition
lìngyǒu
另有
tens of thousands of people
shùwànrén
数万人
whereabouts unknown / missing
xiàluòbùmíng
下落不明
the United States
Měiguó
美国
already
yǐ
已
to dispatch / to send
pàiqiǎn
派遣
approximately
yuē
约
approximately 130
yībǎi sānshímíng
一百三十名
Marines
hǎijūnlùzhànduìyuán
海军陆战队员
to arrive at
dǐdá
抵达
La Guaira
Lāguāyīlā
拉瓜伊拉
port / harbor
gǎngkǒu
港口
in order to / so as to
yǐ
以
to assist
xiézhù
协助
to reopen
chóngkāi
重开
port
gǎngkǒu
港口
to transport / to deliver
yùnsòng
运送
rescue / relief
jiùyuán
救援
supplies / materials
wùzī
物资
prior to this / beforehand
cǐqián
此前
there were already
yǐyǒu
已有
more than 300
sānbǎiyúmíng
三百余名
American
Měiguó
美国
search and rescue
sōujiù
搜救
personnel
rényuán
人员
at / in
zài
在
local / on-site
dāngdì
当地
ruins / rubble
fèixū
废墟
among / in the middle of
zhōng
中
to search for
sōuxún
搜寻
survivors
xìngcúnzhě
幸存者
the United Nations
Liánhéguó
联合国
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
this
cǐcì
此次
disaster / catastrophe
zāinàn
灾难
to be
shì
是
in recent years
jìnniánlái
近年来
Latin America
LādīngMěizhōu
拉丁美洲
the most severe / the worst
zuìyánzhòngde
最严重的
natural disaster
zìránzāihài
自然灾害
one of
zhīyī
之一
multiple countries
duōguó
多国
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
and
hé
和
international
guójì
国际
rescue / relief
jiùyuán
救援
organization
zǔzhī
组织
one after another / in succession
fēnfēn
纷纷
toward / to
xiàng
向
Venezuela
Wěinèiruìlā
委内瑞拉
to provide / to offer
tígōng
提供
aid / assistance
yuánzhù
援助
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