Number of deaths in Venezuela earthquakes rises to 3.811

O The number of injured remains the same as that recorded in the Sunday balance sheet, while the number of deceased represents an increase of 126 people.

The President of Parliament, Jorge Rodríguez, indicated at a meeting with the interim Head of State, Delcy Rodríguez, that 17,907 people were homeless after the double earthquake, while it has remained — since Thursday — the figure of rescued in 6,462.

Rodríguez added that authorities have already provided assistance to 86,794 families and distributed 9,603,000 kilograms of food.

The leader also stated that there are 856 buildings affected by earthquakes, of which 190 completely collapsed.

The MP mentioned that they are in the South American country 4,388 international rescuers, as well as 30,076 officers from the Bolivarian National Armed Force, national, state and municipal police, fire departments, civil protection and officials deployed in temporary camps.

Similarly, he stressed that 28,992 people registered as volunteers to help respond to the contingency after the two earthquakes on June 24.

On Wednesday, the Minister of Education, Héctor Rodríguez, reported that at least 16,686 people are housed in 87 temporary camps qualified by the Venezuelan Government.

Among the dead, there are at least 100 Portuguese and Portuguese descendants, and another 59 are missing or undisputed.

Several countries, including Portugal and other EU states, have sent search and rescue teams to Venezuela.

The United States has so far allocated more than $386 million (EUR 377 million) in humanitarian aid to support the victims of earthquakes that struck Venezuela two weeks ago, the State Department said.

The earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 occurred 200 kilometers from Caracas, less than a minute apart, and were followed by hundreds of replicas, according to the United States Geological Service.