Dozens of International Teams Rushing to Venezuela: UN
The UN said 25 teams and 1,000 rescue personnel are being deployed as health agencies race to treat injuries and search collapsed buildings.
- International search and rescue teams from 17 countries are mobilizing to Venezuela to assist following twin earthquakes, the United Nations said on Friday.
- Wednesday's 7.5- and 7.2-magnitude earthquakes killed at least 235 people, with officials warning deaths and injuries will significantly increase in coming hours.
- PAHO emergencies director Ciro Ugarte reported experts identified more than 90 hospitals exposed to intense shaking, forcing teams to prioritize structural assessments and trauma care.
- Teams from Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Italy, Mexico, Switzerland, and the United States are already operating in Venezuela, with more than 15 health ministries pledging support.
- A total of 25 teams comprising 1,000 rescue personnel are deploying, as the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs declared getting teams to the scene the "top priority.
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Almost 48 hours after the earthquakes, international search and rescue teams from at least 17 countries began to mobilize
International rescue teams race to earthquake-hit Venezuela as death toll climbs
International search and rescue teams from at least 17 countries are being scrambled to Venezuela to help look for survivors of the devastating twin earthquakes, the United Nations said Friday. Getting those search and rescue teams to the scene is the “top priority”, the UN humanitarian agency OCHA said. “Earthquakes are one of the most devastating things that can happen to any country,” spokesman Jens Laerke told reporters in Geneva. “It really…
The world began to mobilize aid for Venezuela after the two earthquakes that left at least 188 dead and 1,520 injured.
The UN announced Friday the deployment of rescue teams from at least 17 countries to participate in the search for survivors.
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