Jordanian authorities have evacuated 21 people from earthquake-hit Venezuela as part of a broader humanitarian response launched to help the South American country TurkicWorld reports via arabnews.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Sunday that the Jordanian evacuees had arrived in Amman on board a C-17 aircraft from the Qatar Emiri Air Force, which had returned to the Middle East after delivering medical and food assistance to Caracas from Jordan last week.
Two earthquakes measuring magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 struck Venezuela in late June, killing at least 3,000 people and injuring 16,000 others, while devastating the country’s infrastructure.
Jordan, the Syrian Arab Republic, and Qatar were among several countries that dispatched aid and first responders to help the South American country in the wake of the disaster.
The rescue mission was coordinated by the Jordan Armed Forces and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the relevant authorities in Venezuela and Qatar, according to the Jordan News Agency.
Jordan and Qatar last week jointly sent two humanitarian aid aircraft to Venezuela, delivering about 52 tonnes of medical supplies, food, and relief packages.
Jordan has deployed a 100-member search-and-rescue team from the Public Security Directorate’s Civil Defense Department, and three doctors from the Royal Medical Services. They were involved in rescuing a 3-year-old child from beneath the rubble six days after the earthquakes struck Venezuela.
