The earthquake in Venezuela knocks down the Internet after damaging the electrical network and telecommunications

The earthquake in Venezuela knocks down the Internet after damaging the electrical network and telecommunications

Internet connectivity fell strongly throughout Venezuela this Wednesdayincluding the capital, Caracasafter Two powerful consecutive earthquakes will damage the country’s electrical and telecommunications infrastructure.reports the Internet monitoring group NetBlocks.

NetBlocks is an organization specialized in monitoring the status of the Internet in real time in different countries, especially during political crises, blackouts, armed conflicts and natural disasters. Their reports are based on network connectivity data and are often used to measure the extent of outages, blockages or service interruptions.

‘Confirmed: Network data shows a significant decrease in internet connectivity in #Venezuelaincluding the capital Caracas, after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that has affected the energy and telecommunications infrastructure,’ NetBlocks has noted on the social network X.

Venezuelan authorities continue to assess the damage caused by the earthquakes, which have caused widespread destruction in northern Venezuela and activated emergency response operations.

Officials had previously reported widespread damage to infrastructure after the tremors, with the president in office, Delcy Rodriguezdeclaring a state of national emergency.

The two tremors occurred on Wednesday, June 24, shortly after 6:00 p.m. local time, with just 39 seconds of difference between the two. According to the United States Geological SurveyUSGS for its acronym in English, the first had a magnitude of 7.2 and was followed by another of 7.5the strongest of the sequence. The epicenter of the main earthquake was located west of Morón, on the Caribbean coast of Venezuela, about 170 kilometers west of Caracas.

The balance remains provisional this Thursday, with at least 164 dead and nearly 1,000 injured confirmed by the acting president. A website enabled by opposition leaders to register missing persons The number of people not located rose to more than 24,000 at 10:40 local time. USGS has estimated, based on automated models, that the death toll could be between 10,000 and 100,000 people.