According to CCTV reports, on the evening of July 5th, the first batch of emergency humanitarian earthquake relief supplies sent by China to Venezuela departed from Beijing Capital International Airport and were delivered to Caracas, the capital of Venezuela.
This batch of supplies weighs 80 tons, mainly including 20 generators, 8 sets of water purification vehicles, 200 disinfection machines, 200 sets of solar lighting equipment, over 1,700 tents, and more than 6,700 blankets. Other batches of disaster relief supplies will be delivered gradually.
On June 26th, a strong earthquake occurred in Venezuela, causing severe casualties and property damage. The Chinese government immediately provided emergency humanitarian aid in the form of foreign exchange for earthquake relief to the Venezuelan side. Subsequently, China decided to provide an additional 100 million yuan in emergency humanitarian supplies to the Venezuelan side.
On June 30th, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez posted a message on social media, expressing gratitude to the Chinese government for their timely assistance after the earthquake in Venezuela.
Rodriguez stated that the Chinese assistance will be used to support post-earthquake reconstruction efforts, including housing construction, the purchase of materials and equipment. The Venezuelan side expressed sincere gratitude for this genuine humanitarian gesture from China.
According to Agence France-Presse, Jorge RodrÃguez, President of the National Assembly of Venezuela, reported on July 4 that the death toll from the earthquake in Venezuela has reached 2,954, the number of injured has increased to 16,592, 856 buildings have been damaged, and 190 buildings have collapsed.
According to official data, 6,462 people have been rescued, and 16,309 people have lost their homes. The authorities have established 80 temporary shelter camps.
Currently, 3,281 international rescue workers and 26,984 registered volunteers are participating in the rescue efforts.
The Venezuelan government has established a hotline and digital platforms for citizens to report missing persons, but the number of missing persons has not been updated yet.
After the earthquake on June 24th, 942 aftershocks were recorded.
