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Venezuelan medics fear infections from quake injuries as search for untold dead continues
Venezuelan doctors warn of infection risks from untreated earthquake injuries as displaced people face poor sanitary conditions. Over 1,900 deaths have been reported, with 40,600 people still unaccounted for, while U.S. military personnel support ongoing rescue efforts.
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