UNHCR Scales up Response in Venezuela Amid Growing Post-Earthquake Vulnerabilities
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The deadly earthquakes in Venezuela have hit an already vulnerable population, UN organizations say.
La Guaira, Venezuela. The humanitarian urgency is accentuated in Venezuela due to the lack of food and roof for tens of thousands in the street after the double earthquake that left almost 2,000 dead, although there is still room for miracles such as the rescue of a small child this Tuesday.The tension increases in the state of La Guaira, the most devastated, with a shortage of “generalized” food and basic services that collapsed, warned on Tues…
According to the UN agency, about 16,000 people were forced to leave the houses and many are on the streets. Still, PS accuses the government of keeping houses ready to deliver in the elections.
EFE The United Nations Agency for Refugees (Acnur), which coordinates the response in terms of protection and shelters for earthquake victims in Venezuela, said Tuesday that the humanitarian situation in the affected areas “has deteriorated rapidly.” He stated that there is “a serious shortage of food, the collapse of basic services and an increase in the risk of protection for the displaced population.” The agency indicated that the first asses…
The situation in the earthquake-hit areas of Venezuela, and particularly in La Huira, is described as “catastrophic”, with search and rescue operations now moving into the full humanitarian response phase. This assessment was made by the spokesperson and director of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Venezuela, Stephanie Hochstetter, during a United Nations briefing from the earthquake-hit area. Speaking from La Huira at the daily briefing of the…
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