Venezuela's interim leader defends earthquake response as death toll tops 2,500
- By Sertac Aktan with AP, AFP Published on 03/07/2026 - 12:17 GMT+2 Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, has defended her government's response to the two devastating 24 June earthquakes.
- Facing intense criticism over an allegedly slow and haphazard relief effort, Rodríguez pushed back against claims that the official death toll is being under-reported and rejected accusations that poor social housing construction had exacerbated the disaster.
- The dual 7.2 and 7.5-magnitude quakes levelled nearly 200 buildings across Caracas and the hardest-hit northern coastal state of La Guaira, tho
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- By Sertac Aktan with AP, AFP Published on 03/07/2026 - 12:17 GMT+2 Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, has defended her government's response to the two devastating 24 June earthquakes.
- Facing intense criticism over an allegedly slow and haphazard relief effort, Rodríguez pushed back against claims that the official death toll is being under-reported and rejected accusations that poor social housing construction had exacerbated the disaster.
- The dual 7.2 and 7.5-magnitude quakes levelled nearly 200 buildings across Caracas and the hardest-hit northern coastal state of La Guaira, tho
Sources: Euronews