Earthquakes in Venezuela

Over 1,700 confirmed dead in Venezuela

The number of people confirmed dead after the earthquakes in Venezuela has now risen to 1,719, CNN reports. The information comes from the president of the Venezuelan parliament, Jorge Rodríguez.

On Monday, the UN humanitarian coordinator for Venezuela said that at least 10,000 people are expected to have died in the earthquakes, according to Sky News.

The earthquakes that hit Venezuela on Wednesday last week had a magnitude of 7.2 and 7.5. According to CNN, Rodríguez stated that 189 buildings were completely destroyed in the earthquakes.

Satellite images: 58,000 houses may have been damaged in the earthquake

More than 58,000 buildings have likely been destroyed or damaged in the earthquakes in Venezuela. This is shown by satellite data from Nasa, according to AFP.

The estimate is based on radar images from the European Sentinel-1 satellite and is described as preliminary. According to authorities, 855 damaged buildings have been confirmed so far.

About 1,700 people have died and thousands are missing after the two earthquakes, the strongest in the country in over 100 years.