CARACAS – Six days after a pair of powerful back-to-back earthquakes rattled Venezuela, the nation’s top legislative official has released an updated casualty count that puts the total number of fatalities from the natural disaster at 1,430. National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez announced the latest figures during an official appearance on Venezuela’s state television network on Saturday, confirming the rising toll alongside expanded data on the disaster’s widespread human impact. According to Rodriguez, the earthquakes have left 3,238 people injured and displaced or directly impacted more than 3,142 families across the affected regions. The initial seismic events, which struck the country last Wednesday, registered magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 respectively, triggering widespread damage to infrastructure, residential buildings, and public services across impacted areas. In the days following the main quakes, Venezuelan geological monitoring teams have recorded 430 light to moderate aftershocks, Rodriguez noted in the most recent official update on the country’s ongoing national emergency. Extending condolences on behalf of all Venezuelan government institutions, Rodriguez expressed deep sympathy to the families and communities that have lost loved ones in the disaster. He added that tens of thousands of emergency responders, rescue workers, and support personnel have remained on the ground working around the clock to pull survivors from rubble, deliver critical aid to displaced communities, and stabilize affected areas. The national emergency response remains in full effect as search and rescue operations continue.