Nearly 50,000 people remain unaccounted for in the wake of Venezuela's powerful earthquakes as the death toll continues to climb, officials said.

Some 3,150 people were injured, 12,721 have been displaced, and 774 buildings have collapsed, said interim President Delcy Rodriguez.

The death toll from the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela last week has risen to 1719, according to the President of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez. Rodríguez…