The World Bank estimates direct physical damage from Venezuela's June earthquakes at US$19.6 billion, with reconstruction possibly reaching US$50 billion.

The twin earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela on June 24 caused an estimated $19.6 billion in direct physical damage, according to a preliminary assessment published on…

Almost a month after the devastating earthquakes, Venezuela has a mammoth task ahead in terms of rebuilding, rehabilitating and mitigating the social and economic damage of the…