Venezuela received offers of rescue teams and humanitarian aid from across the Americas on Thursday, including from right-wing governments that had broken off diplomatic relations with Caracas less than two years ago, after two earthquakes killed at least 188 people.The quakes, of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 and 39 seconds apart, struck the north of the country on Wednesday evening and were the strongest to hit Venezuela in more than a century.Interim President Delcy Rodriguez declared a nationwide state of emergency and named the coastal state of La Guaira a disaster zone. By Thursday afternoon, she put the toll at 188 dead, more than 1,500 injured, and over 200 people trapped under rubble.Those international relations had been cut in the aftermath of Venezuela’s July 2024 presidential election, whose official result, which handed Nicolas Maduro a third term, was rejected by much of Latin America.Several of those governments offered help within hours of the disaster.
Venezuela earthquakes draw aid from governments that cut ties with Caracas
Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador and other governments that suspended relations with Venezuela offer rescue teams and humanitarian aid.
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