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The Dominican Republic has dispatched a cargo of medicines to Venezuela via a military aircraft and is preparing a ship loaded with humanitarian aid, following devastating earthquakes of magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 that struck the country on Wednesday. At least 1,430 people have been killed, 3,238 injured, and 3,142 families affected, according to Jorge Rodríguez, president of Venezuela's Parliament Source: eldiado; infobae. The OIM estimates up to 6.76 million people may have been impacted Source: infobae.
The medicines, sent on Saturday, will be handed over to Venezuelan authorities for distribution, as stated by the Dominican Ministry of Defense, which is leading the mission alongside the Ministry of Public Health and Promese/Cal Source: eldiado; infobae. A ship, part of the 'Quisqueya Solidaria 2026' mission, is set to sail in the coming days carrying food, water, medical supplies, and other essentials collected at Defense Ministry drop-off centers Source: infobae. This follows the earlier deployment of rescue teams and experts who arrived in Venezuela on Thursday.
President Luis Abinader also announced a mission led by Miguel Reyes to assist Dominican nationals in Venezuela, offering humanitarian aid or repatriation. One Dominican death has been confirmed Source: eldiado.
“La República Dominicana envió este sábado un cargamento de medicamentos a Venezuela en una aeronave de la Fuerza Aérea, en apoyo a la población afectada tras los devastadores terremotos de magnitudes 7,2 y 7,5 que asolaron parte de la nación suramericana el miércoles.”
“Los medicamentos serán entregados 'a las autoridades venezolanas competentes para su distribución conforme a las prioridades establecidas dentro de la respuesta nacional a la emergencia, fortaleciendo así la cooperación y la solidaridad entre ambas naciones'.”
“El presidente del Parlamento de Venezuela, Jorge Rodríguez, indicó este sábado que han fallecido al menos 1.430 personas tras el doble terremoto, mientras que 3.238 se encuentran heridas y 3.142 familias quedaron damnificadas.”
“El viernes, la portavoz de la Organización Internacional para las Migraciones de la ONU (OIM), Zoe Brennan, señaló que hasta 6,76 millones de personas podrían haberse visto afectadas por los terremotos.”