Caracas, June 25 (SANA) The death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday has risen to at least 164, with about 1,000 people injured, according to Acting President Delcy Rodríguez.
Agence France-Presse (AFP) quoted Rodríguez as saying on Thursday that the powerful earthquakes had killed at least 164 people and injured around 1,000 others.
The twin earthquakes were followed by about 30 aftershocks and were the strongest to hit Venezuela since 1900.
Earlier estimates put the death toll at 32, with more than 700 people injured after the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes struck the country on Wednesday, prompting authorities to declare a state of emergency.
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