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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum spoke by phone with Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodríguez on June 26, expressing condolences and reaffirming Mexico's support after devastating earthquakes. The quakes, of magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 on June 24, have left at least 589 or 598 dead and nearly 3,000 injured, according to varying official figures. Source: Milenio, Infobae
Sheinbaum wrote on social media: "Today I had a phone call with the acting president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, to whom I expressed condolences for the victims of the earthquakes and reaffirmed our support for the Venezuelan people. Mexico is already deploying humanitarian aid in the affected areas; we are attentive to additional needs." Source: Milenio She added, "In difficult times, our nation stands in solidarity with brother countries." Source: Infobae
Mexico has sent two military aircraft with 261 personnel from the Army, Air Force, and National Guard, including doctors, nurses, stretcher-bearers, and search-and-rescue specialists. Source: Milenio The team arrived on the night of June 25 and began rescue operations early June 26. Source: Infobae
Discrepancy in death toll
“"Hoy tuve llamada telefónica con la presidenta encargada de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, a quien expresé condolencias por las víctimas de los terremotos y reafirmé nuestro apoyo al pueblo venezolano. México ya despliega ayuda humanitaria en las zonas afectadas; estamos atentos a necesidades adicionales".”
“La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, mantuvo este viernes una llamada telefónica con la presidenta encargada de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, en la que le trasladó la solidaridad y el apoyo al país suramericano tras unos devastadores terremotos que han dejado, al menos, 598 muertos y 2.980 heridos.”
Rodríguez also announced 214 aftershocks and the militarization of La Guaira, the hardest-hit state, to aid rescue and distribution efforts. Source: Infobae