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Venezuela Signs Miyamoto Deal to Clear Earthquake Debris

From El Nacional · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Venezuela signed an agreement with Miyamoto International to remove three million metric tons of earthquake debris in La Guaira.
  • The deal also includes technical assistance, stronger construction standards and disaster-prevention protocols.
  • Venezuelan officials highlighted cooperation with the United States and Miyamoto’s experience in post-disaster reconstruction.

La Guaira’s earthquake recovery will begin a new phase with an American engineering firm helping Venezuela remove three million metric tons of debris from collapsed buildings.

The agreement with Miyamoto International was signed in Caracas by Public Works Minister Juan Ramírez and structural engineer Kit Miyamoto, the company’s founder. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez and U.S. chargé d’affaires John Barrett attended the ceremony.

We are combining the capabilities with the private sector.

· Kit MiyamotoMiyamoto described the company’s planned cooperation with Venezuelan private-sector actors.

The plan goes beyond clearing wreckage. Venezuela’s Ministry of Communication said it includes technical knowledge-sharing, stronger construction standards and advanced protocols for disaster prevention and population protection. Miyamoto said the company would work with Venezuelan private-sector partners and communities affected by the emergency.

“We are combining the capabilities with the private sector” in Venezuela, Miyamoto told state broadcaster Venezolana de Televisión. “It is part of our goal: to work together with the Venezuelan population.”

It is part of our goal: to work together with the Venezuelan population.

· Kit MiyamotoHe said the company intended to work with communities affected by the emergency.

Ramírez praised Miyamoto’s international experience with infrastructure, earthquakes and post-disaster events. He also emphasized coordination between Caracas and Washington, saying it would help expand recovery work in La Guaira, the coastal state north of Caracas that suffered the heaviest damage after the June 24 earthquakes.

Miyamoto had already been involved in assessing the damage and maintained a technical presence in Venezuela during the weeks after the disaster. The new agreement formalizes its role in debris removal and reconstruction support.

Perfect coordination.

· Juan RamírezThe Venezuelan public works minister used the phrase to describe coordination with the U.S. government.
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Originally published by El Nacional in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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