The number of injured is 16,740, according to Rodríguez, who said more than 6,400 people have been pulled alive from the rubble. | World News

CARACAS - The death toll from the June 24 earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to 4,118 as crews continue to clear rubble in the hardest-hit areas, authorities said Friday.

16,740 people were injured and 17,907 were left homeless, President of the National Assembly Jorge Rodriguez said

At least 4,300 people were killed and 16,740 others injured in the twin earthquakes that devastated Venezuela on June 24, as per government figures cited by AFP.