World sends rescuers, aid as Venezuela reels from quakes

Published: 05:06 PM,Jun 25,2026 | EDITED : 09:06 PM,Jun 25,2026

People rest in a square out of fear of going back into buildings, as emergency services work at the site of a collapsed building, in Caracas. — Reuters

CARACAS: Offers of rescue support, aid and condolences poured into Venezuela on Thursday after two powerful earthquakes left at least 164 dead and hundreds injured. Specialist rescuers certified by the United Nations are on their way to Venezuela to help search for survivors, interim president Delcy Rodriguez said in a televised message.
Spain and France said they would send dozens of rescuers, and Germany promised six military transport planes. Switzerland’s government said it had mobilised 80 personnel, eight rescue dogs and 18 tonnes of equipment to be sent to Venezuela “as soon as possible”. The Netherlands’ Foreign Trade Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma announced a two-million-euro aid package to deploy a search and rescue team that includes rescue workers and dogs and equipment. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said it had released $2.5 million to help with the recovery efforts. — AFP