Overall , Tropical Storm Bret left over 11,000 people homeless , including 6,000 in Barinas state , and 3,500 in Caracas . Bret left US$ 25 million in damage and caused 173 deaths in the country , while at least 500 were injured . Most of the deceased were living in poorly built homes around Caracas , where at least 120 people were killed , mainly children . The storm was the deadliest natural disaster in Venezuela since the 1967 Caracas earthquake
1967 Caracas earthquake
1967 Caracas earthquake
Tropical Storm Bret (1993)