Venezuela quakes death toll reaches 4,490

The death toll from the two earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 has risen to 4,490, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said on Sunday on his Telegram account.

The official tally of injured remained unchanged at 16,740, while 6,462 people have been rescued and about 17,907 have been left homeless.

Rodriguez said acting President Delcy Rodriguez will allocate the first 200 homes to those affected next week, but did not give any more details.

Rodriguez also said that 856 buildings were affected, of which 190 either collapsed completely or suffered structural collapse.

According to the government's preliminary estimates, 25,000 homes are needed. Authorities have already identified around 40 plots of land, totaling about 584,000 square meters, for housing projects in Osma and Chuspa.

Rodriguez said search operations are continuing, saying, "As long as there is life, there is hope. We still have one or two sites where the situation remains uncertain, active sites where we are searching for survivors."