Venezuela quake death toll rises to 5,069

CARACAS - The death toll from the June 24 earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to 5,069, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said Friday.

According to an official update released on Telegram by Rodriguez, the number of injured remained at 16,740, while 6,462 people had been rescued.

The update said 21,235 people were staying in 107 temporary camps set up in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas and the central states of La Guaira, Miranda and Aragua.

Since the 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes struck more than three weeks ago, authorities have recorded 1,331 aftershocks.