Toddler Rescued After Venezuela Earthquake; 2,000 Dead

A toddler was rescued alive six days after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Venezuela on June 24, which resulted in nearly 2,000 deaths and damaged approximately 1,000 buildings, displacing ten thousand individuals. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reported that 6,400 people have been rescued so far.

Various UN agencies, including UNICEF, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC), are collaborating with local authorities to provide shelter, healthcare, and emergency assistance. OCHA's rescue teams continue search operations in La Guaira.

Veronique Durroux, from the UNDAC public information office, is involved in assessing the situation. UNICEF has delivered an initial 47-ton shipment of emergency supplies, including medical kits, maternal and newborn supplies, water purification equipment, and educational materials.

Roberto Bene, UNICEF's regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean, stated that an estimated 680,000 children require humanitarian assistance across six affected states, with an appeal for $52 million for earthquake response.