The Daily Journal. — The Venezuelan government released its latest official emergency report on Monday following the twin earthquakes that struck the country on June 24. The death toll continues to climb, reaching 4,561, up from the 4,490 reported the previous day. The latest report records 71 additional fatalities since the previous update. Humanitarian teams […]
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The Daily Journal — The Venezuelan government reported on Saturday that the death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck in June has risen to 4,333, while the number of injured stands at 16,740. According to the official report, the earthquakes damaged more than 850 buildings and destroyed 190 structures, leaving 17,907 people without homes. […]
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The Daily Journal — India’s Ministry of External Affairs announced Friday the conclusion of Operation Dost (Operation Friendship), the humanitarian assistance mission the country deployed to Venezuela following the earthquakes that struck in June. Indian authorities reported that the field hospital established in Caracas carried out more than 8,000 medical procedures and laboratory tests, including […]
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The earthquakes in Venezuela have triggered a geopolitical shift. The arrival of IsraAID rescue teams and Acting President Delcy Rodríguez’s official welcome to the Jewish community have buried nearly two decades of ideological dogmatism, opening a channel of pragmatism amid the rubble. By Óscar Reyes Matute Geology has achieved what diplomacy seemed unable to accomplish: […]
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The Daily Journal — The death toll from the June 24 earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to 4,118, according to the latest report presented by National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez. The official report also lists 16,740 people injured and at least 17,907 residents whose homes suffered damage or collapsed, primarily in the coastal state of […]
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EFE — Tom Fletcher, the United Nations’ humanitarian chief, told EFE on Wednesday that governments should ease sanctions on Venezuela to ensure they do not hinder humanitarian assistance or the country’s recovery efforts following the twin earthquakes. “It is always important for us to have humanitarian exemptions so that nothing required for humanitarian support falls […]
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The Daily Journal — Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, announced Thursday night that her government has launched diplomatic efforts to secure the release of blocked international assets and funds to finance reconstruction and humanitarian relief following the twin earthquakes that struck the country on June 24. Rodríguez announced a videoconference with coordinators from the 87 […]
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The Daily Journal — The United States has increased its humanitarian assistance for Venezuela to $386 million following the June 24 earthquakes and announced the launch of an air bridge to speed the delivery of relief supplies, the U.S. Department of State said Wednesday. According to a statement from the Office of the Spokesperson, authorities […]
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By José Gregorio Yépez Figures released by the Venezuelan Red Cross indicate that, as of July 6, its emergency response had reached at least 3,540 people, while the organization continues to develop additional programs to expand its humanitarian assistance. According to official data, 3,540 people have received primary healthcare services. In addition, 225 individuals have […]
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The Daily Journal.— Thirteen days after the twin earthquakes struck north-central Venezuela, the government’s latest official report places the death toll at 3,685, while the number of injured has risen to 16,740. Seismic activity remains ongoing. Authorities have recorded 1,076 aftershocks since the main earthquakes on June 24, according to Jorge Rodríguez, who released the […]
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