DEATH TOLL HAS REACHED 5,208

CARACAS, JULY 20 /SRNA/ - The number of victims of the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to 5,208, said the President of the National Assembly Jorge Rodriguez.

According to the Government's daily report, which Rodriguez published on social networks, 16,740 people were injured, and 17,907 were left homeless.

A total of 190 buildings were completely destroyed, and 856 suffered severe damage. Search and rescue teams rescued 6,462 people, while 39,935 people received medical attention.

Assistance was provided to 128,324 families, 23,820 people were accommodated in 107 temporary shelters, and 10,964.97 metric tons of food was distributed to the affected.

Two earthquakes, with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 on the Richter scale, occurred on June 24, about 40 seconds apart.

Their epicenters were about 10 kilometers apart in the state of Jarakuj. The earthquake was followed by 1,388 aftershocks.