Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 4,829

The death toll from a powerful double earthquake that struck northern Venezuela three weeks ago has climbed to 4,829, officials announced Wednesday. The National Assembly president, Jorge Rodríguez, reported that 95 additional fatalities were incorporated into the latest grim tally.

The number of injured individuals remains unchanged at 16,740, and those left homeless stand at 17,907. According to figures shared on the Telegram account of Delcy Rodríguez, the acting president's sister, 20,857 people are currently housed in 106 temporary camps.

In response to the devastation, the Venezuelan government is launching a biometric census. This initiative aims to facilitate the construction of 25,000 new homes for the thousands of citizens displaced by the earthquakes. Since the initial tremors on June 24, the affected region has experienced 1,284 aftershocks, with the most recent perceptible one registering a magnitude of 3.9 last Friday in Naiguatá, the hardest-hit area.

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The death toll from the double earthquake of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 that occurred three weeks ago in the northern zone of Venezuela rose this Wednesday to 4,829, after authorities added 95 deaths.