MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency

Venezuela quake toll rises to 4,490 as government defends withholding missing figure

The death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela on June 24 rose to at least 4,490, after another 157 fatalities were added to Saturday's count, according to figures released by the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez. The number of injured held at 16,740 and that of people rescued alive at 6,462. Read full article