The twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela last month killed over 5,000 people, officials said, while announcing they drew hundreds of millions of dollars from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for reconstruction.

CARACAS, July 16 — The death toll from last month’s devastating twin earthquakes in Venezuela has surpassed 4,800, the government reported on Wednesday.The 7.2 and 7.5...

The UN estimates 50,000 are missing, with many more feared dead under the rubble as the focus shifts to rebuilding.