Brussels: The death toll from last month's back-to-back earthquakes in Venezuela climbed to 5,069, the country's National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said on Friday. Rodriguez posted a table on US social media platform X, indicating that a total of 16,740 people have been injured in the powerful tremors. According to Anadolu Agency, authorities have assisted 128,324 families and established 106 temporary camps housing 21,235 people, while 17,907 remain without permanent housing. The quakes caused damage to 856 buildings, including 190 that collapsed. The twin earthquakes, registering magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5, struck the South American nation on June 24, causing significant destruction and loss of life. Efforts are ongoing to provide shelter and aid to those affected by the natural disaster.