Xinhua News Agency learned from the Chinese embassy in Venezuela that as of 5 p.m. local time on the 27th, according to incomplete statistics, eight Chinese citizens have been confirmed to have died in the 'June 24 earthquake'.
According to a report by the American CBS television network, on the afternoon of June 27 local time, Jorge Rodriguez, chairman of the Venezuelan National Assembly, stated that the death toll from the earthquake has risen to 1,430, with another 3,238 people injured.
