00:00Venezuela's twin earthquakes in June have killed 6,125 people,
00:06according to the country's National Assembly Chief.
00:09The revised figure was announced weeks after two powerful earthquakes struck the country on June 24.
00:15The previous official death toll stood at 5,546.
00:21The earthquakes measuring magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5
00:26caused nearly 200 buildings to collapse across the affected areas
00:30with most of the destruction reported in the coastal state of La Guayra.
00:34Rescue teams and relatives continue searching the rubble for victims and missing residents
00:39with nearly 17,000 people were injured in the disaster.
00:43La Guayra Governor Jose Alejandro Teran said around 1,400 people remain missing in the state
00:50and experts estimate that up to 10,000 may still be unencountered for nationwide.
00:55Nearly 24,000 people in La Guayra and Caracas are now living in temporary shelters after losing their homes.
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