Caracas, July 1:
Venezuela has appreciated the efforts of the Indian medical team in helping victims of the earthquake that rocked the South American nation, killing over 1,700 people. Under Operation Amistad, the Indian Army established a field hospital comprising highly experienced doctors at the International La Rinconada Racetrack in Caracas after arriving in the country.
The Indian Embassy in Venezuela on Monday said India has intensified its disaster relief efforts “with a healing touch to those affected by the earthquake.”
“Minister of People’s Power for Foreign Minister, Andrea Corao Faria, visited our Field Hospital and appreciated our efforts to help the earthquake victims,” the Indian mission said.
The 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes that struck on Wednesday evening were among the strongest in Venezuela in more than a century and were felt throughout the region.
The death toll from the two powerful earthquakes in Venezuela crossed 1,700 on Monday, with thousands more injured and many still missing.