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Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Grows to 589; Approximately 3,000 Injured

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Venezuela has been devastated by twin 7.2–7.5 magnitude earthquakes that struck the northern coast, killing at least 589 people and injuring about 3,000. Rescue teams, both local and international, are working through collapsed buildings while thousands remain missing and many survivors are sheltering in streets and cars.

  1. US
    Donald Trump
    Republican Party
    1. We will be there for our new and great friends.
    2. The two major earthquakes that just hit the great people of Venezuela are both massive in scale and have left a devastating number of deaths.
  2. US
    Marco Rubio
    Republican Party
    1. We are also helping them with some overhead imagery, especially in coastal areas where they do not have full visibility over what the damage has been or what the impact has been.
    2. We have a whole-of-government response. It'll be big; it'll be fast; and it'll be effective.
  3. VE
    Delcy Rodriguez
    United Socialist Party of Venezuela
    1. We need all doctors and nurses to report to their places of work. We must take care of everyone who is arriving at emergency rooms.
    2. Regrettably, we now have 589 people who died.
    3. We are going to rescue the people who are trapped.
    4. La Guaira state is a true tragedy, and has become a disaster zone.
    5. We are carrying out very intense rescue efforts to save as many lives as God allows us to.
  4. VE
    María Corina Machado
    1. My heart, my infinite embrace, and my prayers are with every Venezuelan home in these hours of anguish.
  5. US
    US Geological Service
    1. High casualties and extensive damage are probable and the disaster is likely widespread.
  6. US
    US Southern Command
    1. These forces will provide specialized mobility services and support to US government personnel, search and rescue teams, and US interagency partners as they assess damage, locate the injured, and deliver critical, life-saving assistance.
  7. GB
    Tom Fletcher
    UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
    1. To the Venezuelan people, to those whose loved ones are under the rubble, know that we are determined that help gets to you.
  8. BR
    Luis Inácio Lula Da Silva
    Workers Party
    1. On Saturday, we will send another flight with equipment to assemble an open hospital, 100 water purifiers moved by solar panels, medication and medical supplies for surgeries.
    2. With them, we are sending nine tonnes of equipment to help.
    3. We will send Friday morning a humanitarian search and urban rescue mission in a KC-390 plane.

sources

  1. 1.Hindustan Times
  2. 2.The Times of India
  3. 3.The New York Times
  4. 4.South China Morning Post
  5. 5.France 24
  6. 6.Al Jazeera
  7. 7.The Straits Times
  8. 8.CNN
  9. 9.Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata (ANSA)
  10. 10.Golf News
  11. 11.NPR
  12. 12.Los Angeles Times

perspectives

  1. 1.US Foreign Policy
  2. 2.Natural Disasters
  3. 3.Earthquakes
  4. 4.Venezuela under Maduro

countries

  1. 1.Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic ofVE
  2. 2.United StatesUS
  3. 3.BrazilBR
  4. 4.SpainES
  5. 5.ColombiaCO
  6. 6.ChinaCN
  7. 7.ItalyIT
  8. 8.MexicoMX
  9. 9.IndiaIN
  10. 10.FranceFR
  11. 11.El SalvadorSV
  12. 12.PortugalPT

organizations

  1. 1.US Geological Service
  2. 2.Google
  3. 3.International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
  4. 4.United Nations
  5. 5.Domingo Luciani Hospital
  6. 6.International Rescue Committee
  7. 7.Starlink
  8. 8.Disaster Assistance Response Team
  9. 9.Indian Air Force
  10. 10.Italian Foreign Ministry
  11. 11.Pentagon
  12. 12.UN International Organization for Migration

persons

  1. 1.Delcy RodriguezVE
  2. 2.Nicolás MaduroVE
  3. 3.Marco RubioUS
  4. 4.Jorge RodriguezVE
  5. 5.Leo XIVUS
  6. 6.Tom FletcherGB
  7. 7.Dayana DelgadoVE
  8. 8.António GuterresPT
  9. 9.Nicole Kast
  10. 10.Antonio BermudezVE
  11. 11.Cristian CarreñoVE
  12. 12.Dani RizoVE

technicals

  1. 1.Caribbean Sea
  2. 2.Android
  3. 3.C-17 Globemaster
  4. 4.Operation Amistad
  5. 5.ShakeAlert
  6. 6.Simon Bolivar International Airport
  7. 7.Andes
  8. 8.Android Earthquake Alerts System
  9. 9.Caribbean Plate
  10. 10.Hercules C-130
  11. 11.KC-390
  12. 12.Maiquetia International Airport
Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Grows to 589; Approximately 3,000 Injured