Authorities in Venezuela are planning to set up temporary accommodation for families who lost their homes in last month's devastating earthquakes, from which the death toll has now climbed to at least 4,490.
The announcement was made on Saturday by Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez, the brother of acting President Delcy Rodriguez.
He did not say how many people were still unaccounted for, but the United Nations has estimated that 50,000 people are still missing.
Rodriguez rejected suggestions that the government would suspend the search for bodies in a bid to allay families' fears that the rubble would be cleared indiscriminately.Venezuela quakes death toll rises to almost 4,000To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
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