UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP)—The United Nations, fearing more deaths from twin earthquakes in Venezuela, said Monday it will provide 10,000 body bags to the country — though it hopes the eventual toll will not be that high.

Back-to-back quakes last week flattened entire neighborhoods in the coastal state of La Guaira, killing more than 1,700 people and leaving tens of thousands missing.

Gianluca Rampolla del Tindaro, UN coordinator for Venezuela, declined to speculate beyond official figures, but said “we are definitely looking at a number that is higher than the one already reported.”