CARACAS, Aug 4 — The number of fatalities from the powerful twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela in late June has risen to 6,125, according to a senior official on Monday.
Anadolu Ajansı reported that National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez provided the latest data from the disaster in a statement.
Emergency teams successfully rescued 6,642 individuals following the seismic activity.
He noted that 60,992 people required treatment in hospitals across the South American nation.
Regarding housing, authorities have evaluated more than 40,000 residences. Of these, 25,325 remain habitable, while 9,866 are restricted and 6,433 are classified as being at "high risk."
The government has delivered 287 new homes to displaced families thus far. Rodriguez added that cleanup operations have also progressed, with crews collecting more than 382,230 tons of debris, which represents roughly 16.5 per cent of the estimated total wreckage.
Earthquakes with magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 struck the country on June 24, causing massive damage and triggering national emergencies.
