Offers of aid pour in for Venezuela from across the Americas and beyond after its earthquake

MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency

Thursday, June 25th 2026 - 06:41 UTC

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva expressed his “concern and dismay” and instructed his Foreign Ministry and the embassy in Caracas to assess assistance measures

Governments from across the Americas and other regions of the world expressed solidarity with Venezuela and offered assistance after the twin earthquake of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 that struck the north-central part of the country on Wednesday and that, according to the first official toll, left at least 32 dead and more than 700 injured. Several countries announced the dispatch of rescue teams, while acting President Delcy Rodríguez thanked them for the shows of support.

Among the South American neighbors, Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva expressed his “concern and dismay” and instructed his Foreign Ministry and the embassy in Caracas to assess assistance measures. Ecuador's leader, Daniel Noboa, ordered the immediate dispatch of humanitarian aid and held that, “despite our enormous differences, humanity must always guide a leader's actions.” Uruguay's President Yamandú Orsi made himself available to the Venezuelan government and activated his consular section to assist resident Uruguayans, while Panama's José Raúl Mulino offered humanitarian aid to the “brotherly” country.