Venezuela's Interim President Delcy Rodriguez speaks during a press conference at the Generalisimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base in Caracas, Venezuela, July 2, 2026. /VCG
Venezuela's Interim President Delcy Rodriguez speaks during a press conference at the Generalisimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base in Caracas, Venezuela, July 2, 2026. /VCG

Venezuela's Interim President Delcy Rodriguez speaks during a press conference at the Generalisimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base in Caracas, Venezuela, July 2, 2026. /VCG

The death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes has risen to 2,595, Interim President Delcy Rodriguez said at a news conference on Thursday.

More than 12,000 people have been injured, while 189 buildings have been destroyed, Rodriguez said.

Search and rescue operations are still underway, she added.

A man retrieves a bicycle from a building damaged in the earthquakes that struck La Guaira, Venezuela, July 2, 2026. /VCG
A man retrieves a bicycle from a building damaged in the earthquakes that struck La Guaira, Venezuela, July 2, 2026. /VCG

A man retrieves a bicycle from a building damaged in the earthquakes that struck La Guaira, Venezuela, July 2, 2026. /VCG

Rodriguez also said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have offered financial assistance and credit to support Venezuela's recovery following the twin earthquakes.

She said Venezuela is establishing a $200 million reconstruction fund in cooperation with the IMF, and the money will go to contractors to reconstruct lost homes.