U.S. military deploying additional resources to Venezuela as earthquakes death toll mounts
More than 250 responders, naval ships and satellite internet are being deployed as the death toll climbs past 900, officials said.
- On Saturday, the death toll from Venezuela's 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes surpassed 1,400, with nearly 69,000 missing, prompting the United States to deploy a 250-person Disaster Assistance Response Team.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that damage to Caracas's airport necessitates Department of War logistical support, as specialized teams from Fairfax County, Los Angeles, and Miami-Dade arrive to assist.
- Financial aid totaling $150 million includes $100 million directed to United Nations humanitarian efforts, while Space Force satellite imagery and Starlink terminals provide critical connectivity bypassing compromised ground infrastructure.
- In La Guaira, search crews continue sifting through rubble where Sam Brown-Perez of Tampa, Florida, has joined relief efforts to distribute food and donations to displaced families.
- Diplomatic ties formed under interim President Delcy Rodriguez enabled this rapid mobilization, and State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott noted these relationships, established following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro, facilitate essential services for American citizens.
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Trump administration launches major disaster response after deadly Venezuela earthquakes
Two massive earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening, a magnitude 7.2 followed seconds later by a magnitude 7.5, killing at least 235 people, injuring more than 4,300, and leaving entire neighborhoods in rubble approximately 100 miles west of Caracas. The Trump administration moved within hours to stand up a full-scale humanitarian response, deploying search and...
A lady dressed in black appears in the emergency waiting room with a hose: “Everyone gets up that I have to clean.” Families who have their children lying on blankets on the floor pick up the little ones and stand aside. Merlí Gallardo also gets up carrying a plastic glass with coffee. She has been attentive to the news about her husband for two days, interned at the Domingo Luciani Hospital, one of the largest in Caracas. She has barely slept s…
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