An excavator works on a collapsed building in Chacao, Venezuela, on June 28, 2026. Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said Sunday that the death toll from two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela Wednesday has risen to 1,450. (File photo: Xinhua)

CARACAS, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez said on Thursday that the earthquakes had killed 2,595 people and injured more than 12,000 others, and destroyed 189 buildings in the country.