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Caritas Venezuela has received more than 14,700 tons of humanitarian aid for victims of the June 24 earthquakes, according to a July 7 announcement from the humanitarian arm of the Venezuelan bishops’ conference.

Venezuelan citizens search destroyed buildings in La Guaira, Venezuela June 28, 2026. Credit:U.S. Marine Corps/public domain.

More than two weeks after twin earthquakes struck Caracas, the country’s capital, and the nearby city of La Guaira, relief efforts have shifted from search-and-rescue to recovery and care for those affected, with Caritas Venezuela at the helm of much of that response.

Official figures put the death toll at more than 4,000, with tens of thousands more unaccounted for, more than 17,000 people left homeless and nearly 1,000 buildings partially or totally destroyed — numbers that are rising by the day, as assessment of the damage continues.

In a July 7 report, its first accounting of the humanitarian response, Caritas Venezuela said it had already distributed 61% of the aid it has received, with the remainder still in stock.

Water made up the largest share of the distribution, at 4,031 tons, followed by 3,247 tons of food. The organization also distributed 73,356 kits containing medical supplies and medicines, according to the report.

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