“From the international community, we have received 521 tons of material, 86 dogs and more than 2,741 search, rescue and support personnel who are already integrated into our teams,” Interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez said on the X network.
At the same time, according to the AP agency, she is facing anger and criticism from the residents due to the slow reaction and insufficient help to the affected areas. According to locals, there is a lack of search and rescue teams in the regions, so people have to free their loved ones from collapsed buildings by themselves.
“I have missing relatives… my brother and several cousins,” Jesus Gallardo complained to NPR radio. “We don’t know anything about them at all. We’ve been looking for them for four days.”
Humanitarian organizations consider the first 48 to 72 hours after an earthquake to be the key window for saving people who are still alive.
Venezuela received aid from 24 countries. The USAR team from the Czech Republic also arrived, a total of 70 rescuers and 8 search dogs.
“The base camp is currently being built. At seven o’clock local time, our firefighters should be involved in the first rescue work,” the fire department announced on Sunday on the X network.
