Economic Observation Network According to CCTV News, Jorge Rodriguez, the President of the National Congress of Venezuela, announced on the 26th local time that the death toll from the strong earthquake that occurred in Venezuela on the 24th has risen to 920. The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (ECOWAS) expresses condolences to the victims and calls on member states to participate in the rescue efforts.

Rodriguez stated on the Venezuelan national television program that there are still 172 people trapped in ruins and 3007 people displaced due to the disaster. In addition, the earthquake has caused damage to 383 buildings, including 13 hospitals and 25 commercial centers, and 1002 various types of infrastructure have been damaged to varying degrees.

Rodriguez said that the Venezuelan government has distributed 2600 tons of disaster relief food to nearly 70000 affected households. At present, 861 rescue personnel from Mexico, the United States, El Salvador, Switzerland, Colombia, Spain, Ecuador, Chile, Panama, the Dominican Republic, and United Nations agencies have arrived in the disaster area, carrying 73 tons of relief supplies and 33 search and rescue dogs to participate in the rescue.

Rodriguez called on the public not to go to the severely affected area of La Guaira state temporarily, in order to avoid blocking the rescue passage, affecting the transportation of disaster relief materials and the transfer and treatment of the wounded.

On the 26th, the Uruguayan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which holds the rotating presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, issued a statement on behalf of the Community, expressing condolences to the victims, condolences to their families, and solidarity with the affected people. The statement said that the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States fully supports the rescue and reconstruction work in Venezuela and calls on member states to actively participate.

On the same day, the Peruvian Presidential Office released a communiqu é signed by President Barcanal, announcing the dispatch of a rescue team equipped with professional search and rescue dogs to Venezuela to participate in the search and rescue work, and the dispatch of military aircraft to deliver humanitarian aid such as tents, food, and drinking water to Venezuela.

In the communiqu é, Barczar called for the formation of a regional joint working group to coordinate international humanitarian aid and demonstrate solidarity and support for Venezuela through practical actions.