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Venezuela Declares Emergency, International Teams Rescue Trapped Victim

6/29/2026

Summary

Story summary

Interim President Delcy Rodriguez declared a nationwide state of emergency and ordered medical staff to report for duty.
Rescue teams entered their fourth continuous day, focusing on the hardest-hit state of La Guaira.
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said 21-year-old Aaron Levi was rescued after 106 hours trapped by teams from Venezuela, Mexico and El Salvador.
Twenty-four countries have sent over 500 tonnes of supplies, more than 2,700 rescuers and about 86 canine teams.

History

Historical Context

The 12 January 2010 magnitude-7 quake in Haiti killed over 200,000 and spurred a UN-coordinated relief effort that added 3,500 peacekeepers and $100 million from the World Bank. That multinational framework—led by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and supported by the Dominican Republic—now guides Venezuela’s 2024 La Guaira landslide response, shaping cross-border rescues and aid logistics.

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Story summary

Interim President Delcy Rodriguez declared a nationwide state of emergency and ordered medical staff to report for duty.
Rescue teams entered their fourth continuous day, focusing on the hardest-hit state of La Guaira.
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said 21-year-old Aaron Levi was rescued after 106 hours trapped by teams from Venezuela, Mexico and El Salvador.
Twenty-four countries have sent over 500 tonnes of supplies, more than 2,700 rescuers and about 86 canine teams.

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