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Death Toll Reaches 2.3K as Officials and Opponents Clash Over True Count

Official authorities now list 2.3K fatalities from the twin earthquakes while forensic pathologists and opposition figures say the real number may be far higher and possibly triple the official count.Morgues in La Guaira are overwhelmed, fuel shortages force families to retrieve and identify bodies themselves because genetic testing is unaffordable, and four police and military officers were arrested for stealing valuables from the rubble.The government led by Delcy Rodríguez has declared seven days of national mourning and reports about 12.8K displaced while roughly 3.6K international rescuers, including about 2K US personnel, continue operations as the United Nations urges transparent missing persons data.
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