The death toll from the double earthquake on June 24 in Venezuela rose to 2,954, while the number of injured increased to 16,592, reported this Saturday the president of the Venezuelan Parliament, Jorge Rodríguez.

According to the official balance, 6,462 people were rescued and 16,309 lost their homes, for which 80 temporary camps were set up.

#EN6 | El gobierno de Venezuela elevó este sábado a 2,954 la cifra de fallecidos y a 16,592 las personas que resultaron heridas. #Internacionales pic.twitter.com/doEc6CcIZh

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Rodriguez indicated on his Telegram channel that 856 buildings have been affected and 190 have collapsed. In addition, there are 3,281 international rescuers and 26,984 registered volunteers, the senior official noted.

After the earthquakes on June 24, 942 aftershocks were registered, added the president of Parliament.

The double earthquake is the deadliest that Venezuela has experienced in the last century.

Previously, in July 1967, an earthquake occurred near Caracas in which 245 people died, thousands were injured and material damage was extensive.

The recent earthquakes affected Caracas and six other northern states of the country, of which the most affected has been La Guaira, a coastal area that already experienced a tragedy due to a landslide in 1999 that left thousands dead.

This Saturday, ten days after the earthquakes, Venezuela is evaluating the damage caused to infrastructure and trying to speed up debris removal work, while the chances of rescuing survivors are reduced to a minimum.

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