Overview
- The government announced the start of reconstruction on Monday and has begun delivering 4,480 tonnes of repair materials while launching assisted self‑reconstruction and engineer support for damaged homes.
- A three‑month cash subsidy of 875,452 pesos per month will start on August 26 for households whose homes were destroyed or declared uninhabitable.
- Colombia estimates rebuilding will cost about 30 trillion pesos and created the Fondo Milagro, managed by businessman Jaime Uribe, with private partners including Grupo Argos pledging rapid‑build housing.
- Venezuela, two months after June 24’s double quakes, updated its official toll to 6,509 deaths and reported 600,790 tonnes of debris removed (about 28%) while signing a law to accelerate housing though only 335 new homes have been delivered so far.
- Officials and aid groups warn clearance and reconstruction will take many months to a year, with major impacts on shelter, schools and services and risks that slow rebuilding could weigh on economic recovery.