CARACAS, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez on Thursday announced a 200-million-U.S.-dollar fund for reconstruction after twin powerful earthquakes struck the country on Wednesday.
"I would like to announce the creation of an initial fund of 200 million dollars using resources we have at the International Monetary Fund, which will allow us to rebuild infrastructure and hospitals, and to construct housing for those who lost their homes," Rodriguez said in a phone interview with state-run Venezolana de Television.
Venezuela's National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said Thursday that the death toll from the two powerful earthquakes has risen to 188, with 1,520 injured and about 200 people trapped under rubble.
