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USAR Could Not Save Anyone in Venezuela, 'but Did Offer Hope and Comfort'

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The Dutch USAR search team has returned from Venezuela. The plane carrying the 64 members and eight sniffer dogs landed at Eindhoven Air Base in the early afternoon, where loved ones welcomed them. Team member Hans Hoogstrate is happy to be back home. "The scale of the disaster made a huge impression," he says. "It was quite tough, a hectic environment in which you have to work. It was a scene of massive devastation, and the heat also made it d…

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Nathalie Olijslager, Director of Stability and Humanitarian Aid at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will welcome the Dutch USAR (Urban Search and Rescue) team on Sunday afternoon upon their arrival at Eindhoven Air Base. She will address the team during a short ceremony. National USAR Commander Arjen Littooij will also give a speech. The aircraft, carrying 64 members and eight dogs, is expected to land at the military airfield around 1:15 PM.

·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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The Dutch USAR search team has returned from Venezuela. The plane carrying the 64 members and eight sniffer dogs landed at Eindhoven Air Base in the early afternoon, where loved ones welcomed them. Team member Hans Hoogstrate is happy to be back home. "The scale of the disaster made a huge impression," he says. "It was quite tough, a hectic environment in which you have to work. It was a scene of massive devastation, and the heat also made it d…

·Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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The relief operation by the Dutch rescue team USAR.NL in the earthquake-stricken area of Venezuela has concluded after more than a week. The 64 members and 8 dogs of the rescue team landed at Eindhoven Air Base on Sunday afternoon. "The images defy all imagination."

·Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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The Urban Search and Rescue Team (USAR) is back in the Netherlands. The plane carrying the 64 members and eight assistance dogs landed at Eindhoven Air Base on Sunday afternoon around 1:30 p.m. At the airport, from the balcony overlooking the runway, family and friends waited for their loved ones who had spent the past few days in Venezuela searching for victims of the severe earthquakes. Plenty of photos were taken of the plane's arrival. In th…

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Omroep Brabant broke the news on Sunday, July 5, 2026.
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