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World Food Programme calls for coordinated aid after Venezuela's double earthquake
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World Food Programme calls for coordinated aid after Venezuela's double earthquake

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The World Food Programme urged better coordination for aid delivery following a double earthquake in Venezuela.
  • Spontaneous aid efforts have created significant logistical chaos.
  • The WFP is distributing food aid and coordinating with international partners for potential further imports.

The World Food Programme (WFP) has called for coordinated aid efforts in Venezuela after a recent double earthquake left communities devastated. Andrés Rodríguez, deputy director of the UN program, highlighted the "logistical chaos" resulting from hundreds of people spontaneously rushing to deliver aid to affected areas.

We have had many people who, with very good hearts, have started delivering aid, but that generates a very important logistical chaos.

— Andrés RodríguezThe WFP deputy director explains the challenges in aid delivery after the earthquakes.

While acknowledging the good intentions behind these individual efforts, Rodríguez stressed the need for organized logistics to ensure dignity and proper distribution of aid. He pointed to instances of aid being "thrown" to people and large quantities of clothing accumulating in streets without order, particularly in La Guaira, the hardest-hit state. The earthquakes registered magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5, causing at least 1,719 deaths and 5,034 injuries.

We have seen many images of a truck arriving and starting to throw things at people, and we truly believe that it must be done in a way that is not only more organized for the benefit of logistics, but also, please, for the dignity of the people we are delivering to.

— Andrés RodríguezThe WFP deputy director emphasizes the need for organized and dignified aid distribution.

The WFP is actively involved in providing food assistance to those affected, having already delivered over 3,000 tons of food within Venezuela. They are also working with regional and global offices to arrange further imports if necessary, noting that the port of La Guaira and borders with Colombia and Brazil remain operational. The program is distributing food baskets designed to sustain a family of four for approximately one month, containing essentials like rice, pasta, legumes, oil, and salt, formulated by nutritionists.

At this moment we have more than 3,000 tons of food within the country (...) we are also coordinating with our regional and global office to import (more) if necessary. Fortunately, the port of La Guaira is functioning, the borders with Colombia and Brazil are open.

— Andrés RodríguezThe WFP deputy director provides an update on food aid availability and logistical routes.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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