CARACAS – The death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 has risen to 3,535, with 16,740 people injured, according to an update from National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez on Monday.

Additionally, 17,854 people remain homeless, Rodriguez, who also heads the command center for the creation of temporary camps, wrote in a post on Telegram.

The number of people rescued remained at 6,462, while 86,794 families had received assistance, he said.

Venezuelan Education Minister Hector Rodriguez said that a total of 12,806 displaced people have so far been housed in shelters or temporary camps in Venezuela after the powerful earthquakes that struck on June 24.

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The temporary camps were set up by Venezuelan authorities to shelter and assist families affected by the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes.

Rodriguez said on Telegram that 80 camps have been set up so far, including 37 in Caracas, 22 in Miranda state and 21 in La Guaira, the hardest-hit area in Venezuela's north-central region.

The temporary camps have an installed capacity to accommodate 17,642 people, though those in La Guaira are still being expanded.