Vietnamese rescue team recovers 23 victims from Venezuela earthquake rubble
VOV.VN - Vietnam’s search and rescue team has recovered 23 victims from collapsed buildings in Venezuela’s La Guaira state, as international rescue operations continue following twin earthquakes that devastated the country.
The figure was unveiled by 9 p.m. (local time) on July 1 by the Vietnamese rescue team.
The team identified 16 locations where people were believed to be trapped beneath collapsed structures. Working in extreme heat, heavily polluted air and difficult terrain, rescuers conducted search operations at nine sites and recovered an additional 12 bodies, bringing the total number of victims recovered by the Vietnamese contingent to 23.
Information on the remaining seven locations was handed over to Venezuelan authorities for continued search and rescue operations.
Alongside the rescue mission, the team’s mobile medical unit provided medical examinations and medicines to 32 local residents affected by the disaster, supporting ongoing humanitarian relief efforts and receiving positive recognition from local authorities and communities.
On July 2, the Vietnamese contingent is scheduled to continue searching areas where people may still be trapped, working alongside international rescue personnel and Venezuelan authorities in a race against time.
According to Venezuelan authorities, the twin earthquakes have left nearly 2,300 people dead and more than 11,000 injured.
The United Nations estimates that as many as 50,000 people may still be missing beneath collapsed buildings or remain unaccounted for.
So far, about 30 countries have deployed assistance to Venezuela, sending approximately 3,600 rescue personnel, more than 1,000 tonnes of relief supplies, as well as field hospitals and search-and-rescue dogs.
International teams are continuing efforts to locate survivors, establish emergency medical facilities, restore electricity, water and telecommunications, assess the structural safety of damaged buildings, and distribute food, clean water and essential supplies to affected communities.
Venezuela’s Interim President Delcy Rodríguez declared seven days of national mourning, beginning at 6 p.m. (local time) on July 1, to honour those who lost their lives.
Vietnam delivers aid, steps up rescue efforts in earthquake-hit Venezuela
VOV.VN - A Vietnamese delegation on June 30 handed over humanitarian aid to Venezuela to help address the aftermath of two powerful earthquakes that struck on the night of June 24, as part of the friendship, solidarity and cooperation between the two countries.
