CARACAS, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 has risen to 6,125, according to an official update released Monday by National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez.
The report, posted on Rodriguez's Telegram channel, said the number of people rescued remains at 6,462, while 60,992 people have received hospital treatment.
Authorities have delivered 287 homes to families affected by the earthquakes and evaluated 43,679 buildings across the country, the update said.
The Venezuelan government has used a traffic-light tagging system to assess building habitability. Green tags indicate habitable structures, yellow tags mark restricted access, while red tags identify high-risk buildings that may be subject to demolition.
The magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes struck Venezuela on June 24, with epicenters in the western state of Yaracuy and the central state of La Guaira, respectively.
