Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has announced that his country has deployed “nine tons of equipment to assist in the search and rescue of victims” affected by the two earthquakes in Venezuela.

Lula said the equipment will be sent on Friday with 36 firefighters and eight technicians.

“On Saturday, we will send another flight with equipment for setting up a field hospital, one hundred solar-powered water purifiers, medications, and medical supplies for surgeries.

“We will continue to monitor the progress of the rescue operations for the victims in order to provide all necessary support to our Venezuelan brothers and sisters”, the Brazilian leader wrote on X.

Jorge Rodríguez, the president of Venezuela’s National Assembly, has emphasized the importance of rescue efforts following the two devastating earthquakes.

“This is the time to rescue people and attend to those under the rubble”, he said, per the country’s Ministry of Communication and Information.

Acting president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, has shared photos of first responders from the Dominican Republic deploying to her country to help in the aftermath of the earthquakes.

The US State Department has announced it will deploy a regional Disaster Assistance Response Team and urban search-and-rescue teams to help Venezuelans following the deadly earthquakes.

Acting president Delcy Rodríguez has convened a “National Ecumenical Prayer” as Venezuela reels from two devastating earthquakes.

Rodríguez “made a call for spiritual unity and solidarity among all Venezuelans,” the country’s Ministry of Communication and Information announced on social media.

The Venezuelan government has deployed the army and sent heavy machinery to the worst hit areas to help remove large amounts of debris.

Acting President Delcy Rodríguez met with the army’s general staff to coordinate urgent relief measures for La Guaira state.

In addition to removing rubble, the army is set to organise support logistics for water, food, blankets, and mattresses, as many people have lost their homes.

As earthquakes struck from California to Venezuela to Japan, millions of people received warnings on their mobile phones, providing critical seconds to seek protection.

Venezuela was struck with a pair of deadly earthquakes Wednesday evening and Thursday morning that brought significant shaking to the northern coast of Japan. Earlier in the week residents in the U.S. state of California experienced a moderate earthquake, and at the start of June, 37 people in the Philippines died in a quake near Mindanao.

Many nations have developed systems for alerting people seconds before shaking begins, and even in countries like Venezuela that do not have such systems, Google Android Earthquake Alerts can send important warnings.

Venezuela was struck by rare, deadly back-to-back earthquakes on Wednesday, leaving hundreds dead or injured.

Rescuers are combing the rubble, searching for tens of thousands of people who have been reported missing after the disaster.

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Venezuelans in the US are rushing to organize donation drives following the devastating earthquakes that officials say killed at least 188 people.

Oscar Torres and thousands of others have been posting messages to a WhatsApp group that connects people in Venezuela with their families.

He lives in Doral, Florida, a city outside Miami that’s home to the largest Venezuelan population in the US.

“Already this morning, I was looking at the group in Doral and everybody’s pitching in — money, medicine, water. First, necessity items,” said Torres, a sales manager who moved to the US from Venezuela in 1995.

“They’re talking about making the first shipment ASAP.”