international
Venezuela hunts for survivors of twin quakes as it waits for foreign aid
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Venezuela's health minister says 235 deaths have been recorded and tens of thousands are still missing after two powerful earthquakes hit on June 24. Emergency workers are still trying to search through the rubble. Rescue teams are coming in from round the world and the US says it is sending military planes to provide logistical aid. While Washington's treasury department issued a license authorizing transactions related to earthquake relief efforts in that would have been banned under sanctions into October.
Article preview — originally published by France 24. Full story at the source.
Read full story on France 24 →
More top stories
Also covered by
The Hindu
Morning Digest: Govt. restores commercial LPG supply, withdraws sectoral mandates; Venezuela mounts search for survivors after twin quakes kill at least 188
Bloomberg Markets
Venezuela Searches for Survivors After Quakes
Al Jazeera
Satellite images show Venezuela’s La Guaira before and after twin quakes
ABC Australia
Thousands feared dead after Venezuela quakes as rescuers race to find survivors
Aggregated and edited by the Scoop newsroom. We surface news from France 24 alongside other reporting so you can compare coverage in one place.
Editorial policy · Corrections · About Scoop