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Lucy Davalou

Europe send search and rescue personnel to Venezuela in response to massive quakes

The European Commission is deploying rescue teams and other emergency assistance to Venezuela after double earthquakes hit the country on Wednesday, leaving at least 1,430 people dead and more than 50,000 missing, according to the UN.

So far, 520 responders from eight EU Member States including Czechia, Spain, Italy, France, Luxembourg, Germany, Portugal and the Netherlands, have mobilised for deployment through the EU civil protection mechanism.

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