Venezuelans in Colombia scramble to send aid as earthquakes death toll increases ^36.7%

NPR - By Manuel Rueda - 6/27/2026, 9:00 AM

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BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Three days after a powerful double earthquake struck Venezuela, President Delcy Rodríguez has pledged to save "as many people as possible" and called for unity as the death toll from the country's worst earthquakes in more than a century continues to rise. More than 1,400 people are dead and over 3,200 injured,... more