AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoDisaster Response in Venezuela: Rescuers in Caracas and La Guaira kept digging through collapsed buildings after twin 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes, with Venezuela’s Health Minister Carlos Alvarado saying about 235 dead and 4,300 injured as aftershocks continued and thousands were still unaccounted for. Humanitarian Coordination: The UN said it is mobilizing support through its humanitarian team, while the US deployed military assets and coordinated relief, and the US Treasury moved to waive some sanctions to keep earthquake-relief transactions flowing. International Aid Surge: Spain, Switzerland, France, Germany, Portugal, Mexico and others pledged rescue teams and supplies; China said it would provide emergency humanitarian aid, and Iran’s foreign minister offered support. On-the-Ground Challenges: Reports highlighted shortages of equipment, slow rescue progress, and looting in hard-hit areas as hospitals filled and families searched for missing relatives. Diplomacy Watch: Separately, Spain and Mexico ended a seven-year diplomatic freeze after King Felipe VI met President Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico City.
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