The death toll has risen to 2,595 and the US has deployed more than 900 disaster responders inside Venezuela plus nearly 800 staff in Caribbean support hubs and pledged $150M in humanitarian aid, while United Nations coordination has mobilized assistance from Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Cuba and Switzerland.New scientific and engineering assessments point to a shallow, high-slip doublet on the San Sebastián fault and to amplified shaking caused by weak, partially consolidated coastal soils and local topography, and teams report widespread structural deficiencies that likely exacerbated collapses.Nearly 800 buildings, including Simón Bolívar International Airport, are collapsed or severely damaged, the
United Nations Development Programme estimates $6.7B in direct physical damage and
Verisk says broader losses could exceed $10B, and Venezuelan authorities have declared La Guaira a disaster zone as search and technical work continues.