DAMASCUS: An international Syrian rescue team from the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management Response has departed the country through Damascus International Airport, heading to Venezuela to take part in search‑and‑rescue and humanitarian response operations for those affected by the recent earthquake.

A team of 80 Swiss rescue specialists landed in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, on Friday to help with rescue operations after two deadly earthquakes.

Foreign rescuers arrived on 17 flights to Venezuela with 25 additional flights expected in the next day to aid the search and recovery of over 54,000 missing people after the…