24 Countries Send Aid After Devastating Earthquakes in Venezuela

Kathmandu. After two major devastating earthquakes struck the country a few days ago in Venezuela, 24 countries have provided assistance by sending humanitarian aid, special rescue teams, and thousands of emergency responders.

In a statement posted on Telegram on Saturday, Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez said, "The international community has so far sent 521 tons of relief materials, 86 special dog search teams, and more than two thousand 741 search, rescue, and technical support personnel, who are working with the Venezuelan team in disaster management."

She added, "International personnel are working with Venezuelan authorities in continuous search, rescue, and relief operations in the areas affected by the two earthquakes."

According to CNN, "According to an update provided by Jorge Rodriguez, Speaker of the National Assembly of Venezuela, it has been confirmed that at least 1,430 people have died in the two devastating earthquakes that occurred on Wednesday."

He said that three thousand 238 people were injured and three thousand 142 families were left homeless.

Rescue teams continue to search for survivors, but the critical rescue window is closing. The lack of heavy equipment and continuous aftershocks are hindering the operation.

Two major earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck the country on Wednesday, followed by repeated small and large aftershocks, complicating rescue and relief efforts.

On Sunday, the 'European-Mediterranean Seismological Center' detected a 5.6 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Venezuela, affecting the water area near Aragua coast.

According to CNN, earthquakes are measured on the logarithmic magnitude scale, where each full number increase releases about 32 times more energy.

Venezuela's second 7.5 magnitude earthquake, which occurred about 40 seconds after the first earthquake, caused significantly more tremors than the first 7.2 magnitude earthquake.