UNICEF: 680,000 children among 1.8 million in need of aid after Venezuela earthquakes
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UNICEF estimates that 1.8 million people, including 680,000 children, are in need of humanitarian assistance after two powerful earthquakes (magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5) struck Venezuela on 24 June — the most significant seismic event to affect the country in over a century. Preliminary satellite analysis shows nearly a third of buildings in the worst-hit area of Catia La Mar in La Guaira state have been damaged. The first UNICEF aid flight has arrived in Venezuela carrying medical supplies, water, and sanitation items as the scale of need becomes clearer three days into the response.
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· 4 pulledUNICEF estimates that 1.8 million people, including 680,000 children, are in need of humanitarian assistance following the earthquakes that struck Venezuela on 24 June.
Two earthquakes, of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, struck within a minute of each other on 24 June, in the most significant seismic event to affect Venezuela in over a century.
Preliminary satellite analysis found that nearly a third of buildings in the worst-hit area assessed so far, Catia La Mar in La Guaira state, have been damaged.
Three days into the response, the scale of need is becoming clearer
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