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As Venezuelan morgues fill and the death toll slowly rises, questions remain about how many are truly gone
By CNN Newsource at KVIA ABC-7
· July 2, 2026
· 7 min read
By Max Saltman, Isa Soares, Madalena Araujo, Avery Schmitz, Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN
Caracas (CNN) — A week after the deadly twin earthquakes in Venezuela, the official death count still strikes both Venezuelans and outside observers as remarkably low. Venezuelan authorities said Wednesday at least...
Key takeaway ” The pathologist said the makeshift morgue where she works in the port city of La Guaira, an area badly impacted by the quakes, is processing around 400 bodies a day, many of them battered beyond recognition or in advanced states of decay.
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Published: July 2, 2026 ·
Source: KVIA ABC-7 ·
Reading time: 7 min
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What is this story about? By Max Saltman, Isa Soares, Madalena Araujo, Avery Schmitz, Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN
Caracas (CNN) — A week after the deadly twin earthquakes in Venezuela, the official death count still strikes both Venezuelans and outside observers as remarkably low. Venezuelan authorities said Wednesday at least...
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