Venezuela earthquake death toll rises to 4490

Caracas, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Jorge Rodriguez, President of the National Congress of Venezuela, announced on social media on the 12th that the two strong earthquakes that occurred in the country on June 24 have caused 4490 deaths and 16740 injuries.

According to the latest official statistics from the committee, 1222 aftershocks have been recorded since the Ziqiang earthquake occurred.