Venezuela’s earthquakes death toll rises beyond 4,000

Venezuelan National Assembly President, Jorge Rodriguez, says the death toll of the devastating twin earthquakes that hit Venezuela last month has surpassed  4,300.

Rodriguez, the brother of interim leader Delcy Rodriguez, disclosed this on Saturday.

He summed the toll at 4,333, up from 4,118 on Friday.

DAILY POST recalls that on June 24, the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes rocked Caracas and the coastal state of La Guaira, flattening entire high-rise apartment blocks into layers of rubble.

Rodriguez further stated that camps for families left homeless have sprung up in stadiums, plazas and on sidewalks. More than 19,000 people are currently living in those camps.

According to him, Venezuelan and foreign volunteers are providing medical care in tents set up in open areas and distributing food.

Rodriguez, did not, however, say how many people were still unaccounted for.