Regional aid shipments boost relief for Venezuela after June 24 earthquakes

Twin 7.2‑ and 7.5‑magnitude earthquakes struck northern Venezuela on June 24, causing widespread destruction, injuries and displacement. In the municipality of Tulio Febres Cordero, regional governor Arnaldo Sánchez and mayor Henry García oversaw a second wave of humanitarian assistance, distributing aid with the help of civil‑protection forces and police.

Trinidad and Tobago dispatched the ferry Galleons Passage, loaded with relief parcels, after the CARICOM heads‑of‑government meeting, to sail for Venezuela that night. Guyana organized a cargo vessel carrying 88 containers of food, medicines, water tanks and earth‑moving equipment, departing Kingston with contributions from seven CARICOM member states and coordinated by President Irfaan Ali and Senior Minister Dr. Ashni Singh. The shipment is expected to reach Caracas within four days.

In Ciudad Guayana, local entrepreneurs used 3D‑printing technology to produce medical braces, collarines and rescue whistles, delivering over 300 items to hospitals, the University Catholic Andrés Bello, Rotary and university fire services. These combined efforts illustrate a coordinated regional response to the Venezuelan disaster.