About 59,000 Buildings Affected by Earthquakes, According to NASA's Initial Assessment
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
Science Desk, June 29 (EFE) - The double earthquake experienced in Venezuela may have left approximately 58,870 buildings damaged or destroyed throughout the affected region, according to a rapid experimental assessment conducted by NASA using satellite images. The images were created using radar data from the Sentinel-1 satellite, part of the European Earth observation program Copernicus, and NASA emphasizes that this is a 'preliminary product developed a few days after the event and has not yet been validated.' The data 'estimate that approximately 58,870 buildings likely sustained damage or were destroyed across the affected region, according to the satellite's last pass on June 25, 2026 (10:16 GMT).' NASA's Disaster Response Coordination System has been activated to provide support and is publishing maps and additional data products as they become available, the U.S. space agency noted on its social media.
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