Snapshot · The Daily
The earthquakes struck during a public holiday when the coastal area of La Guaira, normally a vacation spot, was unusually crowded with visitors, dramatically amplifying the death toll.
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When Natalie Kitroeff pressed Karmanayev on the numbers, the picture was deeply unsettling. The official Venezuelan government count stood at roughly 2,000 deaths. The government itself had suggested the total could climb to around 10,000. Crowdsourcing platforms had aggregated reports of up to 50,000 missing — a figure Karmanayev treats with significant caution but does not entirely dismiss. His own assessment: a final death toll in the five digits is far from unlikely. The earthquake's unusually powerful force, combined with the fact it struck during a public holiday when La Guaira was packed with vacationers, amplified what was already a catastrophic event.
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