The death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes has climbed from 235 to more than 900 confirmed dead, with 50,000-plus unaccounted for. A San Francisco donation drive closes Monday, June 30 — and relief workers say cash is now more useful than goods.

At the entrance of the San Francisco location of Arepas Latin Cuisine, donations have stacked seven feet high: clothing, diapers, nonperishables, still arriving three days after twin earthquakes struck Venezuela and killed more than 900 people. More than 50,000 remain unaccounted for.

The drop-off runs through Monday, June 30. After that, cash is the more urgent need. Michelle Paulin, a representative of Dulce Tricolor Venezolano — a Bay Area nonprofit that preserves Venezuelan culture through dance — said airport damage and transit congestion are impeding supply delivery into the country. "There is like congestion in all the ways to enter supplies into the country," Paulin said. "One more hit for Venezuela."

Arepas is pledging 30 percent of proceeds from alcoholic beverages and appetizers through Monday. Dulce Tricolor is running a GoFundMe for direct cash relief. Two FEMA teams — from Fairfax, Virginia, and Los Angeles — have deployed to Venezuela; no Bay Area search-and-rescue units have been activated.

When this paper reported on the Bay Area's earthquake response Wednesday, the confirmed death toll stood at 235. By Thursday, multiple outlets confirmed 900-plus dead, with the Venezuelan government reporting higher figures still. Communications disruptions near the epicenter, outside Caracas, are hampering full verification.

"We need all the help we can get," said Lya Yibiran, a San Francisco resident originally from Venezuela.