The death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on 24 June has risen to 4,490, according to Jorge Rodriguez, president of the country’s National Assembly.
Rodriguez said the official injury count remains at 16,740, while rescue teams have pulled 6,462 survivors from the wreckage.
The two quakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 on the Richter scale, struck Yaracuy state within 40 seconds of each other, causing widespread casualties and structural damage across the region.
