Ambulances travel along the expressway in La Guaira, Venezuela, on June 26, 2026. The death toll from the powerful twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday has risen to 920, with 3,360 people injured, Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said on Friday. (Photo by Marcos Salgado/Xinhua)

CARACAS, June 26 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the powerful twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday has risen to 920, with 3,360 people injured, Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said on Friday.

Another 172 people remained trapped under debris and 3,007 had been displaced by the disaster, Rodriguez added.

The earthquakes damaged 383 buildings, including 13 hospitals and 25 commercial centers, he said. Another 1,002 facilities sustained varying degrees of damage.

As of Friday afternoon, 871 international rescue workers were assisting relief operations in the country, Rodriguez said.

Meanwhile, as of midday Friday, over 50,000 people remain missing, according to a website established to receive reports of people still unaccounted for. ■

A motorcyclist carrying humanitarian aid travel along the expressway in La Guaira, Venezuela, on June 26, 2026. The death toll from the powerful twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday has risen to 920, with 3,360 people injured, Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said on Friday. (Photo by Marcos Salgado/Xinhua)

Motorcyclists carrying humanitarian aid travel along the expressway in La Guaira, Venezuela, on June 26, 2026. The death toll from the powerful twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday has risen to 920, with 3,360 people injured, Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said on Friday. (Photo by Marcos Salgado/Xinhua)