Parents, teachers, and students from Luisa Goiticoa Community School descended into the heart of the disaster at the Gradisca building to search for their classmate Ángel Alí Velázquez and his family. Their journey became a lesson in courage, grief, and humanity amid the ruins. Investigative Team The Daily Journal, Caracas / Macuto. — “It’s terrible, […]
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The Daily Journal.— National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez updated the official assessment of the damage caused by the powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24. He reported 920 confirmed deaths, 3,360 people injured or otherwise affected, and more than 4,000 people displaced. La Guaira state has suffered the most extensive material damage. Authorities have […]
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The Daily Journal.— The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) approved a $15 million allocation from the organization’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). The funding will directly strengthen relief operations for people affected by the two earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 that struck northern Venezuela. U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher […]
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EFE.— The United Kingdom announced on Friday that it will provide £2 million (€2.3 million) in humanitarian assistance to Venezuela and deploy a search-and-rescue team to support relief efforts after Wednesday’s twin earthquakes, which have claimed at least 920 lives and injured 3,360 people. The British government unveiled the humanitarian aid package in a statement […]
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The Daily Journal.— Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, released an updated official assessment of the earthquake emergency affecting the country. She raised the death toll to 589 and announced the deployment of military forces along the central coast to coordinate relief efforts and maintain public order. “Overall, we must report that, regrettably, 589 people have […]
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The Daily Journal.— Venezuela’s Ministry of Health updated the casualty toll following the two earthquakes that struck the country on June 24. Health Minister Carlos Alvarado raised the death toll to 235 and reported that the public hospital network has treated more than 4,300 injured people. “As of 7:00 p.m. today, the public healthcare system […]
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The Daily Journal. — The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a general license Thursday that temporarily authorizes transactions related to humanitarian relief efforts following the earthquake in Venezuela, partially easing restrictions under the country’s sanctions program. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License No. 60, allowing “all transactions related to earthquake […]
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The Daily Journal. — The United States government announced the mobilization of financial and logistical resources as part of an interagency response to the earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday. President Donald Trump’s administration authorized a $150 million relief package to support humanitarian assistance and deploy technical teams to work alongside local authorities in the […]
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The Daily Journal. — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his condolences Thursday to the people and government of Venezuela following the two devastating earthquakes that struck the country’s central region the previous day. The U.N. chief also confirmed that the organization’s humanitarian teams have already begun coordinating relief efforts directly with Acting President Delcy […]
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Juan Barreto, Bureau Chief Venezuela & LATAM. — Tragedy once again reminds us that nature has no ideology, but residential areas and construction materials certainly do. Today, thousands of our fellow citizens have lost their homes in working-class neighborhoods and middle-class communities alike. Fragile homes in areas that already faced serious risks now lie torn […]
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