US Sends More Aid In Final Critical Hours of Venezuela Rescues
Summary
Two strong earthquakes hit northern Venezuela on June 24, killing at least 1,450 people and leaving nearly 69,000 missing. U.S. emergency teams and other international groups are helping with rescue efforts, but the search for survivors is becoming harder as more time passes.Key Facts
- Two earthquakes of magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 struck northern Venezuela on June 24.
- At least 1,450 people have died, and around 68,900 are unaccounted for.
- The hardest-hit area is La Guaira, near the capital city Caracas.
- Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodríguez took charge after U.S. forces captured former president Nicolás Maduro in January.
- The country’s infrastructure, including hospitals and roads, was already in poor condition before the earthquakes.
- Rescue teams usually say survivors are unlikely to be found after 72 hours without help.
- U.S. responders found survivors, including an infant and a mother with her newborn, more than three days after the earthquakes.
- The U.S. sent search and rescue teams, medical supplies, and humanitarian aid to Venezuela after the disaster.
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