The number of victims of the earthquake in Venezuela has increased to 6,125 souls.

JAKARTA - The number of deaths from the devastating twin earthquakes that shook Venezuela in late June has risen to 6,125, according to a senior official on Monday.

National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez provided the latest data on the disaster in a statement.

He noted that the emergency team managed to save 6,642 people after the seismic activity, Anadolu (4/8) reported.

Furthermore, Rodriguez reported that 60,992 people needed hospital care throughout the South American country.

Regarding housing, authorities have evaluated more than 40,000 residences. Of these, 25,325 are still habitable, while 9,866 are restricted and 6,433 are classified as "high-risk."

"The government has sent 287 new houses to displaced families so far," Rodriguez said.

Cleanup operations have also made progress, with teams having collected more than 382,230 tons of debris, representing about 16.5% of the estimated total of ruins.

The earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 and 7.5 hit the country on June 24, causing massive damage and triggering a national emergency.