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Dozens of international teams rushing to Venezuela
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GENEVA - International search and rescue teams from at least 17 countries are being scrambled to Venezuela to help look for survivors of the devastating twin earthquakes, the United Nations said on Friday.
Key facts
- GENEVA - International search and rescue teams from at least 17 countries are being scrambled to Venezuela to help look for survivors of the devastating twin earthquakes, the United Nations said on Friday.
- Getting those search and rescue teams to the scene is the “top priority”, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said.
- A total of 25 teams — 17 national urban search and rescue teams, with the rest emergency medical response teams — were being deployed, with a total of 1,000 rescue personnel, he said
- The 7.5- and 7.2-magnitude earthquakes on Wednesday are known to have killed at least 235 people .
Summary
Getting those search and rescue teams to the scene is the “top priority”, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said.
“Earthquakes are one of the most devastating things that can happen to any country,” spokesman Jens Laerke told reporters in Geneva. “It really is a terrifying thing.