President of the National Assembly of Venezuela Jorge Rodriguez said on Saturday that the death toll from the two consecutive earthquakes that struck the country has risen to 4,333.

The latest statistics indicate that the number of injured from the disaster that occurred on June 24 reached 16,740 people, with 6,462 rescued, while the number of displaced reached 17,907 people.

The previous toll released on Friday indicated 4,118 dead.

The second earthquake, which measured 7.5 magnitude—the strongest in Venezuela in over a century—struck 39 seconds after an initial 7.2 magnitude tremor, turning entire high-rise residential complexes into piles of rubble.

Rodriguez said that more than 19,000 victims are living in shelter camps.

Authorities are avoiding discussing the missing, but the United Nations estimates that their number could reach 50,000, while other estimates suggest around 10,000.

The United Nations issued an urgent appeal to raise about $300 million for earthquake relief operations in Venezuela.

Acting President Delcy Rodriguez, sister of the National Assembly president, called for the release of frozen Venezuelan assets abroad to be used in the recovery process.

This coincided with Acting President Delcy Rodriguez's call for the international community to release frozen Venezuelan financial assets abroad, in order to enable the executive government to use them to fund recovery plans and rebuild destroyed health and vital facilities.