Death toll from Venezuela quakes

The death toll from Venezuela's deadly twin quakes rose to 2,954, the Venezuelan information ministry reported on Saturday.



The total number of injured rose to 16,592 while the number of homeless stood at 16,309 according to new figures presented byJorge Rodriguez, the head of Venezuela's National Assembly legislature.



Rodriguez added that medical teams have treated 22,445 people so far and nearly 30,000 officials have been deployed alongside 3,281 international rescue workers to help people affected by the quakes.



Rescue operations to search for survivors are still underway.