Venezuela has received more than 1,600 international rescuers to care for the victims of the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes on Wednesday, the Venezuelan vice chancellor for Europe and North America reported this Saturday. Oliver White.
”In the last hours, Venezuela It has received 17 flights with more than 1,600 rescue team members and in the next 24 hours the arrival of 25 additional flights is expected. We appreciate the support and solidarity of the international community,” Blanco said on his X account.
Rescuers from El Salvador, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Switzerland, Ecuador, Spain, Chile, Colombia, the Netherlands, Italy and the United States arrived in Venezuela this week and ten more countries are expected to join, said the president in charge. Delcy Rodriguezwithout giving more details, in a message in the early hours of today.
On Friday, the Chavista leader reported that she spoke with the president of the United States, donald trumpand with the Secretary of State of that country, Marco Rubiowho ratified their support for Venezuela after the two earthquakes.”
“They reaffirmed their commitment to supporting response efforts by sending rescuers, specialized teams, support for temporary shelters and humanitarian assistance for affected families,” Rodríguez detailed on his Telegram account.
The president in charge met yesterday Friday with experts from USA to evaluate rescue operations and care for the victims of the two earthquakes, with at least 920 dead and 3,360 injured, according to the latest data.
Aside from the mobilization announced by the Governmentthousands of Venezuelan civilians participate voluntarily in rescue efforts in the affected buildings.
They have also organized collections of supplies and transfers of donations to different areas of Caracas and La Guairathe state most affected in the country by earthquakes.
