The death toll from the two earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 has risen to 4,490.
The official count of injured remained unchanged at 16,740, while 6,462 people have been rescued, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said on Sunday on his Telegram account.
The number of people left homeless stands at 17,907, according to the figures.
The magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes struck the capital Caracas and the coastal state of La Guaira, flattening high-rise apartment buildings and leaving thousands of families without shelter.
Temporary camps have been set up in stadiums, public squares and along sidewalks, while Venezuelan and foreign volunteers are providing medical care and distributing food.
More than 19,000 people are currently living in those camps, Rodriguez said on Saturday.
25,000 homes needed
The United Nations has estimated that around 50,000 people remain missing, although Venezuelan authorities have not provided an official figure.
Rodriguez said on Saturday that search operations will continue and rejected concerns that rubble could be cleared before the bodies of missing victims are recovered.
Preliminary government estimates indicate that around 25,000 homes will be needed for those affected.
Authorities have allocated more than 40 plots of land in La Guaira, covering about 584,000 square metres, for new housing projects on plains away from the coastal areas where hundreds of buildings were damaged and more than 180 collapsed.
Rodriguez said the government will begin providing some apartments to families in coming days that were under construction before the quake.
























