Sept. 16 (UPI) — Venezuela needs up to $21 billion to recover from the June 24 earthquakes, according to a post-disaster needs assessment presented Tuesday by the United Nations Development Program.

The amount “includes measures to build back better, ensure resilience and reduce risk conditions,” the program said in a post on X. The assessment examined the earthquakes’ impact on social, productive and infrastructure sectors as well as cross-cutting issues.

The magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes caused an estimated $14.8 billion in damage and losses across the seven affected states, according to the assessment, which was led by the Venezuelan government and conducted with the United Nations, European Union and World Bank.

The assessment found that more than 11,000 homes sustained severe damage and about 14,000 suffered moderate damage. The two earthquakes left thousands of people homeless and damaged infrastructure across central Venezuela.

Michelle Muschett, the program’s regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean, presented the findings to Venezuela acting President Delcy Rodríguez at the government headquarters in Caracas, local newspaper Últimas Noticias reported.

Rodríguez said the report represents “a real assessment of Venezuela’s post-earthquake needs” and reflects the costs required for the country’s recovery from the disaster.

After the earthquakes, the Venezuelan government requested U.N. P assistance to develop housing programs for thousands of people who lost their homes.

According to the latest official death toll released Aug. 24 by Rodríguez’s government, the two earthquakes killed more than 6,500 people.