The death toll from last month's twin earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to 5,208, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said on Sunday.
In a post on X, Rodriguez said 16,740 people were injured in the powerful tremors.
He added that authorities have assisted 128,324 families and set up 107 temporary shelters housing 23,820 people.
The government has also recorded 1,388 aftershocks since the earthquakes struck.
‘Environmental recovery plan in progress’
Meanwhile, Venezuela's Environment Ministry said it is making progress on an environmental recovery plan aimed at restoring coastal areas in La Guaira, one of the regions hardest hit by the disaster.
In a statement on Instagram, the ministry said native plant species would be introduced to help restore the coastline's ecological balance and rehabilitate the local ecosystem.
Environment Minister Nelson Rodriguez said the twin earthquakes generated an estimated 2.106 million tonnes of debris in the affected area.
He said the estimate was based on a modelling study conducted jointly by the Venezuelan government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The twin earthquakes, measuring magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, struck the South American country on June 24.
