The death toll from the powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela has risen to 1,450, the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodriguez, has said.
In a televised address on Sunday, Rodriguez said that more than 3,150 people have been injured, 12,721 have been displaced or otherwise affected by the disaster, and 774 buildings have collapsed.
"There are 774 collapsed buildings, 189 of them total collapses," he added.
He said that search and rescue operations are ongoing, adding that more than 25,000 rescuers, military personnel, police officers, civil protection teams, the Red Cross, and organisations have been working to save as many lives as they can.
Rodriguez said that a total of 2,624 international rescue workers are collaborating in the relief efforts, along with 137 dogs and 49 support vehicles.
On Saturday, he said that 1,430 people were killed and 3,238 others were injured.
50,000 missing
The United Nations has estimated that some 50,000 people are missing after Wednesday's earthquakes.
According to the US Geological Survey, two earthquakes measuring magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 struck Venezuela on Wednesday, 39 seconds apart.
The magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck 23 kilometres southeast of Yumare in Yaracuy state, while the magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurred 23.9 kilometres northeast of San Felipe, also in Yaracuy state, the US Geological Survey said.
