00:01Europe is deploying rescue teams and other emergency assistance to Venezuela after double
00:08earthquakes hit the country on Wednesday, leaving at least 920 people dead and more than 50,000
00:15missing, according to the UN. So far, 520 responders from eight EU member states,
00:22including Czechia, Spain, Italy, France, Luxembourg, Germany, Portugal and the Netherlands,
00:27have mobilized for deployment through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. On Saturday,
00:33Italian firefighters and 85 French search and rescue personnel were seen arriving to join
00:40other international teams in rescue operations. The UK Royal Air Force personnel prepared aid
00:47packages to be deployed to Venezuela. Meanwhile, Turkey sent two military aircraft carrying search
00:54rescue personnel, medical teams and humanitarian aid. The two powerful earthquakes struck the
01:00northern Yaraquai region within a minute of each other on Wednesday night, leaving unprecedented damage.
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