According to the official daily bulletin cited by Rodriguez on his Telegram channel, as many as 16,740 people were injured and 17,907 were left homeless. A total of 190 buildings were completely ruined and 856 sustained significant damage.
During search and rescue operations, as many as 6,462 people were saved, and 36,951 received treatment in hospitals and medical facilities.
Assistance was provided to 128,324 families. As many as 21,235 people have been accommodated at 107 temporary camps, and 10,063 tons of food were distributed to those affected.
The earthquake rocked Venezuela late on June 24. Two series of tremors with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 were registered with an interval of approximately 40 seconds. Their epicenters were located 10 kilometers from each other in the Venezuelan state of Yaracuy. More than 1,330 aftershocks followed.
MNA