Venezuelans across the United States swiftly mobilized donation drives on Thursday following devastating earthquakes in their home country, which officials report have claimed at least 188 lives and injured hundreds more. The United States government and other nations have also committed to providing aid.
Oscar Torres, a sales manager who relocated to the U.S. from Venezuela in 1995, is among thousands who have spent the past 24 hours monitoring a flurry of messages in a WhatsApp group connecting Venezuelans with their families. Living in Doral, Florida, a city near Miami with the largest Venezuelan population in the U.S., Torres observed the immediate community response.
