### [2026-07-1](/feed/2026/07/1/index.md)

##### 2026 Venezuela earthquakes
# Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodríguez declares seven days of national mourning for the victims of the earthquakes as the death toll rises to 2,295. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''The Standard](https://www.thestandard.com.hk/world/article/336128/Venezuela-declares-seven-days-of-mourning-as-earthquake-death-toll-rises-to-2295)

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