Still other victims of the Venezuela earthquake, the number rises to 4,930

According to the official daily bulletin quoted by Rodriguez in its channel on the telegram, up to 16,740 people were injured and 17,907 were left homeless. A total of 190 buildings were completely destroyed, and 856 suffered significant damage. During the search-saving operations, up to 6,462 persons were rescued and 33,781 received treatment in hospitals and medical facilities. Help was offered to 128,324 families. As many as 21,210 people were accommodated in 107 temporary camps, and 10,063 tonnes of food were distributed to the affected.

The quake shocked Venezuela late on June 24th. Two series of quakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5, were recorded at an interval of approximately 40 seconds. Their episodes were 10 kilometers apart in Venezuelan state of Yaracui. More than 1,308 subsequent shocks followed./ Periscope.