The Venezuelan Red Cross (CRV) and the Spanish Red Cross have formalized a two‑year cooperation plan to provide assistance to the victims of the double earthquake that struck Venezuela on 24 June 2024. The agreement, announced by the CRV in a video posted on X, will cover both emergency response and the recovery phase. The Spanish Red Cross deployed a specialized emergency clinic in the aftermath of the earthquakes, treating more than 10,000 people and offering psychological and psychosocial support to an additional 4,000 residents in La Guaira, the state most heavily affected. “We will be working for the next two years in both the response and the recovery and care of the people affected by the double earthquake in Venezuela,” the CRV said. Official figures released on 24 August show that the earthquakes caused at least 6,509 deaths, 14,239 houses with moderate damage and 11,001 houses with severe damage. In July, the World Bank estimated the direct physical damage at US$19.6 billion and warned that a slow reconstruction could hinder the country’s economic recovery over the next decade. That same month, Jorge Rodríguez, President of the Venezuelan Parliament, estimated that 25,000 new houses would be needed for those who lost their homes.
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