The death toll from the two earthquakes that struck Venezuela in late June has risen to 4,490, while nearly 20,000 survivors are living in temporary shelters under critical conditions.
Although the official number of injured remains at 16,740, the number of families receiving assistance increased sharply over the weekend, rising to 120,794.
According to an official report shared online on Sunday by National Assembly Speaker Jorge Rodríguez, there are now 108 temporary camps housing 19,583 survivors.
The figures show that 14 new displacement sites have been established and around 1,000 additional survivors have been registered since the previous report. Most of the camps are located in Caracas, Miranda and La Guaira, the region hardest hit by the earthquakes.
Rodríguez, however, defended the Venezuelan government’s decision not to release an estimate of the number of people still missing.
