Caracas, June 26 (QNA) - International rescue and relief teams have continued to arrive in Venezuela, two days after twin earthquakes devastated the capital, Caracas, and surrounding areas, killing at least 589 people and injuring 2,980, according to local authorities.

Officials said hundreds of people remain missing or trapped beneath the rubble. A website set up to receive reports of missing persons had registered around 50,000 reports by Friday morning.

The US Geological Survey has estimated that the death toll could eventually exceed 10,000, which would make the twin earthquakes among the deadliest to hit Latin America in the past century.

Interim President Delcy Rodriguez's government has pledged a large-scale relief effort, deploying firefighters, police, civil defense teams and the military to affected areas.

The neighboring coastal city of La Guaira was among the worst-hit areas, with at least 100 buildings, including high-rise residential blocks, collapsing. Homes also collapsed in the coastal state of Carabobo, where residents faced widespread power and water outages as families tried to salvage their belongings.

The two earthquakes, measuring magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5, struck about 160km (100 miles) west of Caracas on Wednesday, which was a public holiday. (QNA)