The devastating earthquakes in Venezuela of 7.2 and 7.5 degrees on June 24 have so far left 3,342 dead and 16,740 injured, according to the latest balance from the Government, which has not yet provided an official number of missing people.

The authorities have also indicated that 17,345 people have lost their homes and 79 temporary camps have been set up.

According to some reports from agencies and media outlets such as Reuters, it is estimated that the number of missing people could exceed 40,000 at a time when Venezuela begins to enter the stage of removing debris in La Guaira and Caracas, two of the areas most affected by the earthquakes.

Twelve days after the earthquakes, the Venezuelan authorities are trying to return to normality with the return to classes and work in at least 18 states of the country, with the exception of Miranda, La Guaira, Falcón, Carabobo and Aragua, places where rescue teams are still working.

According to reports from the EFE agency, in La Guaira, during the first hours of the day, traffic flowed and there was no greater presence of family members around the collapsed buildings. The weather remained cloudy and failures in telecommunications services persisted.

In Caracas, progress was also being made in the affected neighborhoods with the removal of debris and in Altamira, in fact, the remains of a building have already been completely collected, leaving the land vacant.

Venezuelans in the capital city went out to work early in the morning, while some begin to evaluate repairs to cracked walls in their homes.

The double earthquake is the deadliest that Venezuela has experienced in the last century. 59 years ago, in July 1967, an earthquake occurred near Caracas in which 245 people died, thousands were injured and the material damage was extensive.