2,595deaths from the earthquakes, according to Delcy Rodríguez · Figure reported by ABC News on July 2.
~50,000people unaccounted for after the earthquakes · According to ABC News.
183hours under the rubble before Hernán Gil was rescued · According to NTN24.
According to Efecto Cocuyo, 43-year-old security guard Hernán Gil was rescued alive on July 2 after 8 days trapped under the rubble of the Galerías Playa Grande mall in Catia La Mar. NTN24 reported that rescuers from four countries took part in the operation, 183 hours after the earthquake.
Acting president Delcy Rodríguez raised the toll to 2,595 dead and 12,400 injured, ABC News reported, adding that nearly 50,000 people remain unaccounted for and there have been more than 862 aftershocks.
«The guard booth structure acted as a kind of protective capsule»— Efecto Cocuyo, July 2, 2026 · watch
«In the end this is like a reward, not for oneself»— Rescuer (on NTN24), July 2, 2026 · watch
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According to VTV, Delcy Rodríguez awarded the Hero of Venezuela Medal to rescue teams from Italy and Switzerland in La Guaira, joined by Diosdado Cabello, Jorge Rodríguez and Defense Minister Gustavo González López.
Patricia Poleo said the United States has sent 2,000 troops to handle the emergency. Daniel Lara Farías argued that Delcy Rodríguez controls even less now than before the earthquake.
«It's not Delcy who is solving this, it's the Americans.»— Patricia Poleo, July 2, 2026 · watch
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Patricia Poleo said the Donald Trump administration considers it opportunism for María Corina Machado to seek to return in the middle of the tragedy, and that chargé d'affaires John Barrett says the transition continues. David Placeres said the relationship between Machado and the White House has deteriorated.
«We can now say outright that the relationship has deteriorated»— David Placeres, July 2, 2026 · watch
