Caracas, July 7 (QNA) - Venezuelan authorities announced today that the death toll from the two consecutive earthquakes that struck the country on Jun. 24 has risen to 3,535.

The latest statistics indicate that the number of infected people has reached 16,740, and that the number of homeless people has risen to 17,854. The latest statistics indicated that the death toll was 3342.

This earthquake, which measured 7.5 on the Richter scale, is the strongest in Venezuela since 1900, while the second earthquake occurred 39 seconds later, and they mainly affected northern Venezuela. (QNA)