Death toll from Venezuela’s quakes rises to 5,119

Reuters and AP report that the death toll from Venezuela’s twin earthquakes has risen to 5,119, according to Free Malaysia Today, CiberCuba, Aftonbladet, and Anadolu Agency. Anadolu Agency further states that 16,740 people were injured in the quakes. NRK reports that thousands remain missing. Al Jazeera reports that volunteers made a giant cake to cheer around 3,000 displaced children. El Nacional reports that Colombian forensic experts arrived in Venezuela to assist in identifying bodies.

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