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Rubio details US aid going to Venezuela after devastating earthquakes
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the United States and other countries are sending aid and assisting with search-and-rescue operations in Venezuela, following devastating earthquakes. “The airport is badly damaged, so we’ll have to rely on the Department of War to deploy assets there … we’re also helping them with some overhead imagery,” Mr Rubio said. “Multiple countries around the region, including Chile and others, have reached out to us.”
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Townhall
· Jun 25, 2026
Marco Rubio Updates U.S. Efforts to Help Venezuela After Major Quake Levels Caracas
Marco Rubio Updates U.S. Efforts to Help Venezuela After Major Quake Levels Caracas
South China Morning Post
· Jun 25, 2026
US-led relief effort puts Washington’s post-Maduro strategy in Venezuela to the test
The United States is mounting a large-scale humanitarian operation in Venezuela after twin earthquakes devastated the South American country, putting to the test Washington’s role as the most influential international partner in the country’s post-Maduro transition. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington was deploying search-and-rescue teams, military logistics and humanitarian help after Wednesday’s magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes, which have killed at least 164 people and injured...
The Guardian
· Jun 28, 2026
Venezuelan earthquakes test Trump’s new western hemisphere policy after gutting of USAID
Marco Rubio is scrambling to provide effective disaster response to country whose president US deposed in JanuaryThis week’s dual earthquakes in Venezuela are a test for the new era of American power in the western hemisphere, as the Trump administration scrambles to provide an effective disaster response mission to a country that it now calls an ally in Latin America, after a US special forces raid in January deposed the country’s strongman leader, Nicolás Maduro.The US is marshalling what secretary of state Marco Rubio called a “big, fast, effective” and “whole-of-government” response as the state department sent three specialised urban search and rescue teams and pledged a 150m assistance fund that one former disaster relief expert called the largest he had seen within 24 hours of an incident. Continue reading...
teleSUR English
· Jul 11, 2026
4 Remarkable Acts of Venezuela–Mexico Earthquake Aid Show Lasting Solidarity
Venezuela–Mexico earthquake aid grows as Caracas thanks Claudia Sheinbaum’s government and the Yumare unit for rescue work, supplies and long‑term humanitarian support. Related: Cuba Confirms Bilateral Talks with U.S. Amid Oil Blockade and Fuel Shortages Venezuela–Mexico earthquake aid has become a central pillar of the international response to the devastating quakes that struck Venezuela on []
News Americas Now
· Jun 30, 2026
The US Sent $300 Million To Help Venezuela Earthquake Victims – But Where Is The Billions In Venezuelan Oil Revenue It Controls?
By Staff Reporter | NewsAmericasNow.com News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Tues. June 30, 2026: The United States says it has committed over 300 million in humanitarian aid to help the Venezuela earthquake that has so far killed over 1,700 people and left thousands more injured and missing. It is a significant sum, but it is dwarfed []
Al Jazeera
· Jun 26, 2026
How much disaster aid will the US provide to Venezuela?
Powerful back-to-back earthquakes leave behind destruction.
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Related coverage for "Rubio details US aid going to Venezuela after devastating earthquakes": Townhall — Marco Rubio Updates U.S. Efforts to Help Venezuela After Major Quake Levels Caracas. South China Morning Post — US-led relief effort puts Washington’s post-Maduro strategy in Venezuela to the test. The Guardian — Venezuelan earthquakes test Trump’s new western hemisphere policy after gutting of USAID. teleSUR English — 4 Remarkable Acts of Venezuela–Mexico Earthquake Aid Show Lasting Solidarity. News Americas Now — The US Sent $300 Million To Help Venezuela Earthquake Victims – But Where Is The Billions In Venezuelan Oil Revenue It Controls?. Al Jazeera — How much disaster aid will the US provide to Venezuela?