The death toll in Venezuela rises to 6,300 after the earthquake

The death toll from the two powerful earthquakes in Venezuela is now 6,300 people, according to the member of parliament Jorge Rodríguez.

More than 73,000 have been treated in hospital.

Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez announced on Friday that the country will take $346 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in the form of reserve assets, for reconstruction after the earthquakes in the country.

"This will help support the affected families with housing, infrastructure, necessary public services and other needs," Rodríguez said in a statement on Telegram.

The top politician and chairman of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodriguez, announces late on Friday evening that the number of people who died as a result of the earthquakes has now risen to 5,069 people.

He also writes that most of the over 16,000 registered injured have been discharged from hospital, TT reports.

The two earthquakes of magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 occurred at 6 p.m. local time on June 24, and are the strongest to occur in 100 years.

According to the UN, 50,000 people are still missing from the ethnic masses.

The death toll from the two powerful earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to 3,889, according to new figures from Member of Parliament Jorge Rodríguez.

At the same time, the number of injured has increased to 16,740 and close to 18,000 people are now said to be homeless as a result of the disaster.

3,685 people have now been confirmed dead after the earthquakes, local authorities report. Thousands of people are still missing and the number of dead is therefore expected to increase further.

The number of injured amounts to 16,740 people and the number of homeless amounts to almost almost 17,900 people, according to Reuters.

The death toll from the earthquakes in Venezuela at the end of June has risen to 2,954, according to official figures released on Saturday, AFP reports.

This means that the death toll has risen from 2,645 on Friday.

In addition, around 16,000 people are now reported to be registered as injured, an increase from around 12,600 people on Friday.

The devastation is great after the two earthquakes on June 24 and thousands of people are still missing.

The death toll continues to rise.

Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez stated on Friday that the death toll has now risen to 2,595 people.

She also stated that there are no plans for people who died in the earthquake to end up in mass graves.

The rescue work continues and thousands of people are still reported as missing.