Death toll from Venezuela quake surpasses 6,000··· authorities halt tally of the missing - 경향신문

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Members of the Scientific, Criminal and Forensic Investigation Corps of Venezuela search for bodies amid the debris of a collapsed building in Caraballeda, Venezuela, on the 3rd (local time). AFP Yonhap News

The death toll from the earthquake that struck Venezuela in June has surpassed 6,000.

According to Reuters, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said on the 3rd (local time) via his Telegram channel that the earthquake death toll has reached 6,125 to date.

It was also reported that more than 61,000 people have received treatment in hospitals, and 16.5% of debris from the quake has been cleared. A total of 6,433 buildings were classified as high risk, and 9,866 were designated as restricted for occupancy.

According to the Spanish news agency EFE, Venezuelan authorities have not properly compiled the numbers of the dead and missing since the 24th of last month. The number of missing has not been officially updated since it was reported as 157 on June 25, but civic groups and others cite figures indicating that roughly 29,000 people are unaccounted for.

The governor of the coastal state of La Guaira, one of the hardest-hit areas, told local media that about 1,400 people are missing, but experts estimate that the number of missing could reach around 10,000.

According to AFP, more than 24,000 people have been living in temporary shelters in Caracas, the capital, and in La Guaira since the quake.

The World Bank estimates direct physical damage from the Venezuela earthquake at $19.6 billion (approximately 28.4 trillion KRW) and projects that, at the current slow pace, reconstruction could take more than 10 years.