Caracas, June 27 (IANS) Technical and humanitarian assistance from more than a dozen countries has begun arriving in Venezuela to help victims and support early recovery efforts after Wednesday’s devastating earthquakes. Rescue teams and specialised equipment have arrived in Venezuela since Thursday from countries including India, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Ecuador, Spain, Germany, Switzerland and Qatar, as well as from the UN system.Spain’s solidarity delegati…
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Caracas, June 26 (IANS) The death toll from the devastating twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela earlier this week has risen to 920, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said on Friday. In a televised address, Rodriguez said the death toll had climbed significantly as rescue workers reached more affected areas.He said at least 2,980 people have been injured and thousands more remain unaccounted for. A website created to track missing persons listed nearly 50,000 people as unaccounted fo…
Brasilia, June 26 (IANS) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pledged to send a search and rescue team to quake-hit Venezuela, following a phone call with Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez, in the wake of the two powerful earthquakes that struck on Wednesday.”I spoke by phone today with Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez, to express the Brazilian government’s solidarity with the Venezuelan people affected by Wednesday’s earthquakes and to determine the best way to p…
Caracas, June 26 (IANS) Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez has introduced three key measures for rescue and reconstruction efforts after two devastating earthquakes struck the country’s northern regions on Wednesday.The acting president has ordered mobilising debris-removal equipment from private companies, establishing a 200-million-USD assistance fund, and providing special credit lines to affected business owners, as essential measures in response to the powerful earthquakes unseen …
Caracas, June 25 (IANS) At least 32 people were killed and more than 700 injured after two powerful earthquakes jolted Venezuela, the country’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez said in an official update on Thursday.Rodriguez said the coastal state of La Guaira in northern Venezuela was the hardest hit, describing it as a “disaster zone,” where dozens of buildings had completely collapsed.”La Guaira state is a true tragedy,” Rodriguez said on Venezuelan state television, Xinhua news agency repor…
Caracas, Jan 26 (IANS) Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez said that differences with the United States would be resolved through diplomatic channels.Speaking at an event with oil workers at the Puerto La Cruz refinery in northeastern Venezuela on Sunday, Rodriguez said her government would address long-standing disputes with Washington “face to face” through what she described as Bolivarian diplomacy, Xinhua news agency reported.”We are not afraid, because what must unite us as a peopl…