On June 24, Northern Venezuela was hit by two devastating earthquakes in rapid succession. The earthquakes caused severe structural damage across Aragua, Carabobo, Caracas, Falcón, La Guaira and Miranda states, and left more than 6,500 dead, nearly 17,000 injured and 24,000 displaced. Our mission in Venezuela, which opened in 2019, sprang into action, conducting needs …
Experts provide updates on our responses to the latest outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to the June 2026 earthquakes in Venezuela.
Volunteer Ana Wilkinson, nurse with our Emergency Medical Team in Venezuela, talks with anchor Max Goldwasser about helping people affected by the quakes through her work in our field hospital.
Volunteer Ana Wilkinson, nurse with our Emergency Medical Team in Venezuela, talks with anchor Max Goldwasser about helping people affected by the quakes through her work in our field hospital.
International Medical Corps emergency response leader Karol Bassim talks about the impacts of the earthquakes, and our deployment of mobile medical units and a field hospital.
International Medical Corps emergency response leader Karol Bassim talks about the impacts of the earthquakes, and our deployment of mobile medical units and a field hospital.