Venezuela’s government confirmed Friday that the death toll from the country’s devastating twin earthquakes has surpassed 4,000 - because apparently one earthquake wasn't enough to ruin everyone's day.

At least 4,118 people were killed and 16,740 injured in the back-to-back quakes on June 24 that flattened entire districts in the coastal state of La Guaira, according to National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez's Telegram post. Thousands more are missing, likely adding to the body count once they're found.

The first quake, a 7.2-magnitude shocker, was followed 39 seconds later by a 7.5-magnitude tremor - the largest Venezuela has seen in over a century - which together pancaked high-rise apartment blocks like a bad game of Jenga.

Rescue teams have stopped searching for survivors, but family members are still combing through the ruins, presumably hoping for closure and a proper burial rather than a mass grave.

To add insult to injury, a 3.0-magnitude quake rattled central Caracas on Friday, causing momentary panic and building evacuations - because nothing says 'recovery' like a reminder of your impending doom.

The recovery effort is daunting for Venezuela, where state services have been gutted by a prolonged economic crisis. The United Nations issued an urgent appeal for nearly $300 million to assist 1.3 million people in urgent need of aid. That's a lot of zeros for a country where NGOs were recently targets of government repression. Now mobile kitchens, clinics, and field hospitals dot the landscape of La Guaira, where the devastation is concentrated.

The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction estimates direct physical damage to housing and infrastructure at around $37 billion - a figure that would make anyone's wallet weep.

Interim President Delcy Rodríguez has called for the release of frozen assets held abroad, including asking King Charles III to release about 30 tons of Venezuelan gold frozen under UK sanctions. Because nothing says 'emergency response' like a letter to the monarch.

Rodríguez defended the government's response to the disaster, vowing the country would not descend into social unrest. Many Venezuelans, however, are angry at what they see as the US-backed government's inadequate response before international help arrived. But hey, at least they're unified in their anger.