Jorge Rodriguez, president of the Venezuelan National Congress, said at a press conference held in Caracas, the capital of the Commission, on July 11 that the two strong earthquakes that occurred in the country on June 24 had killed 4,333 people and injured 16,740 others. Jorge Rodriguez said that the post-disaster reconstruction work was very expensive, and there were about 25,000 houses to be repaired alone. Acting President Delsi Rodriguez of Venezuela is trying to unfreeze the country's assets seized overseas, including Venezuelan gold reserves frozen at the Bank of England for post-disaster reconstruction.

Jorge Rodriguez, president of the Venezuelan National Congress, said at a press conference held in Caracas, the capital of the Commission, on July 11 that the two strong earthquakes that occurred in the country on June 24 had killed 4,333 people and injured 16,740 others. Jorge Rodriguez said that the post-disaster reconstruction work was very expensive, and there were about 25,000 houses to be repaired alone. Acting President Delsi Rodriguez of Venezuela is trying to unfreeze the country's assets seized overseas, including Venezuelan gold reserves frozen at the Bank of England for post-disaster reconstruction.