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US sends rescue crews to Venezuela aft copy earthquakes devastate nation
U.S. hunt and rescue teams, supported by subject assets, are deployed to Venezuela pursuing 2 devastating earthquakes. The disaster has resulted successful astatine slightest 920 fatalities and 51,000 missing persons, pinch complete 3,300 injured. The U.N. besides dispatches 1,000 emergency workers to assistance successful nan overwhelmed nation's betterment efforts.
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The U.S. military has been moving to assistance successful Venezuela aft nan South American federation was rocked by deadly earthquakes past week.
"At nan guidance of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), U.S. subject capabilities proceed arriving successful Venezuela coming to support ongoing U.S. earthquake alleviation efforts requested by nan Venezuelan authorities and led by nan U.S. State Department," SOUTHCOM said successful a Sunday property merchandise regarding nan alleviation efforts.
"SOUTHCOM operations are wholly self-sustaining, pinch unit connected nan crushed requiring zero section resources arsenic they activity tirelessly to present captious alleviation to nan group of Venezuela," SOUTHCOM noted.
Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez indicated Sunday that nan decease toll from nan earthquakes had reached 1,450.
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A U.S. subject V-22 Osprey craft lands successful Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, connected June 27, 2026, arsenic portion of rescue operations pursuing earthquakes. (Federico PARRA / AFP via Getty Images)
"Marines connected nan ground, redeeming lives," SOUTHCOM declared successful a Sunday station connected X.
"U.S. Marines successful Venezuela are supporting U.S. and world first responders during hunt and rescue efforts successful areas hardest-hit by nan earthquakes," nan post, which included respective photos, continued.
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"The @DeptofWar continues to activity intimately pinch nan @StateDept to support earthquake alleviation efforts and present assistance to nan Venezuelan communities of top need. At nan guidance of #SOUTHCOM, U.S. subject forces are supporting U.S. disaster assistance to nan group of Venezuela successful nan aftermath of nan June 24, 2026, earthquakes," nan station noted.
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First responders assistance a U.S. Marine climbing done rubble amid a hunt for survivors pursuing earthquakes successful Venezuela. (U.S. Southern Command connected X)
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"Racing against nan timepiece to prevention lives successful Venezuela: First responders assistance a U.S. Marine climbing done rubble during a hunt for survivors successful earthquake-damaged structures," SOUTHCOM wrote successful a different station connected X. "Operating time and night, these crews proceed to support world hunt and rescue operations crossed nan hardest-hit communities."
Alex Nitzberg is simply a writer for Fox News Digital.
