Venezuela quake death toll rises
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Venezuela quake death toll rises to 2,645, with thousands still missing

The death toll from the earthquakes in Venezuela at the end of June has risen to 2,645, AFP reports.

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According to new official figures released on Friday, around 12,600 people have also been registered as injured.

The devastation is severe after the two earthquakes on June 24, and thousands of people are still missing.

The country's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, also says there are no plans for people who died in the earthquake to end up in mass graves.

The magnitude of the first earthquake was measured at 7.2, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The second was 7.5.

The quakes were the most powerful to hit Venezuela in more than a century and occurred within a minute of each other near Morón on the coast.

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