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Venezuela earthquake toll nears 1,000 with more than 51,000 still missing
Back-to-back earthquakes have killed close to 1,000 people in Venezuela, with more than 51,000 reported missing.
Two successive earthquakes struck Venezuela, pushing the death toll toward 1,000 as rescue teams worked urgently to reach people still trapped. Reports of more than 51,000 missing people have highlighted the disaster's enormous scale, with frantic search operations continuing across affected areas.
The gap between confirmed deaths and missing persons suggests the true toll may rise significantly as rescuers work through the damage.
Why it mattersThe scale of missing persons dwarfs the confirmed death toll, indicating rescue teams still face days of critical, time-sensitive work.
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