In Venezuela, the confirmed death toll from last week’s devastating twin earthquakes is nearing 2,000 people, though that number is expected to rise dramatically. On Tuesday, NASA researchers said a review of satellite images along the coast of La Guaira near the epicenter of the June 24 earthquakes showed more than 58,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed. Tens of thousands of people are still missing, one week after the quakes struck, with hopes fading that rescue teams will find remaining survivors trapped in the rubble. The United Nations warns displaced survivors are likely to face hunger and the spread of disease as the quakes have escalated Venezuela’s already dire humanitarian crisis, caused in part by harsh U.S. sanctions. Even before the earthquakes, aid groups estimate nearly 8 million people in Venezuela were already in need of urgent humanitarian support. The World Food Programme is appealing for $50 million to provide food assistance to some 500,000 people in Venezuela over the next three months.