Acting President Delcy Rodríguez led a security assessment meeting on Wednesday, one week after the double earthquake that struck Venezuela on June 24, with 14,000 military and police officers deployed in disaster zones – primarily in La Guaira, Caracas, and Aragua – to guarantee public order and rescue operations, according to a statement from the Presidential Press Office.
The deployment aims to safeguard collapsed commercial and residential areas, control road access, and prioritize the rescue of survivors. Search and rescue efforts continue without pause and are coordinated with international brigades that arrived to support the response.
The meeting also addressed security agency plans following the declaration of seven days of national mourning.
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According to the latest official tally, the two earthquakes that struck the country on June 24 have left a toll of 2,295 dead, 11,267 injured, 12,841 displaced, and 26,403 affected.
Additionally, 6,461 people have been rescued, 81,489 families have been assisted, 17,026 patients have been treated, 4,565 people have been admitted, and 13,942 have been discharged after improvement. There are 25 active temporary camps.
LA VERDAD SE IMPONE
Frente a las campañas de odio promovidas por sectores extremistas que afirman que “la mayoría los odia”, el pueblo de La Guaira responde con hechos.
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