Global Response Overview
EX-U.S. ASSETS
Foreign Rescuers On Ground
2,200+
UN News confirmed, Jun 27
↑ 30+ USAR teams · 39+ nations
People Rescued
6,462+
↑ Confirmed alive from rubble
Int'l teams + local responders
Nations Contributing
39+
USAR teams + bilateral aid
↑ Confirmed 39+ nations responding
EU Responders
520+
8 EU member states · Civil Protection
— Czechia, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Portugal, Netherlands, Luxembourg
LatAm Responders
700+
El Salvador, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru (en route)
— Rough estimate from pledges
UN Emergency Allocation
$15M
OCHA CERF urgent release, Jun 26
— + $100M from U.S. pooled fund
Search Dogs Deployed
140+
Across 30 international USAR teams
— U.S.: 18 · EU: 30+ · LatAm: 20+
Intl. Flights Received
42+
As of Jun 28 · 17 initial + 25 follow-on
↑ Additional flights incoming
People Potentially Affected
6.76M
IOM estimate · ~2M in Caracas
↑ Pre-existing 8M needed aid
Country-by-Country Deployment
TEAM STATUS
NORTH AMERICA
🇺🇸
United States
North America
Active
DART rescuers250+
Military personnel~2,000
Maiquetía ATC control621st CRW · Jul 1
USAR teams4 teams
Naval ships2
Aircraft (MV-22, CH-47, C-17)Multiple
Aid committed$386M+
2nd package (9-figure)Imminent
🇨🇦
Canada
North America
Mission Complete
Burnaby USAR teamReturning
DeployedJun 28 – Jul 5
Key rescueHelped locate young survivor
LATIN AMERICA
🇸🇻
El Salvador
Central America
Active
Rescuers & paramedics300
Equipment & supplies50 tonnes
MedicinesIncluded
Search dogsIncluded
🇲🇽
Mexico
North America
Mission CompleteActive
Military rescue personnel250
Search dogs5
Aircraft4 + 1 drone
Medical personnelIncluded
🇨🇴
Colombia
South America
Mission Complete
USAR team60+
Dog teams4
Humanitarian aid12 tonnes
Cali firefighters9
🇧🇷
Brazil
South America
Mission Complete
Firefighters (Flight 1, KC-390)36
Comms & risk assessment8
Equipment (Flight 1)9 tonnes
Field hospital (Flight 2, Sat)Full unit
Solar water purifiers100
🇪🇨
Ecuador
South America
Active
Urban search & rescue team46
Humanitarian assistanceIncluded
🇨🇱
Chile
South America
Mission Complete
Specialized rescue teamsDeployed
Humanitarian aidIncluded
Medical supportIncluded
🇩🇴
Dominican Republic
Caribbean
Mission CompleteActive
Rescue teamsDeployed
Aid typeUSAR
🇵🇪
Peru
South America
Mission Complete
TransportFAP Military Aircraft
SpecialtiesUSAR + Canine
AidHumanitarian supplies
🇨🇺
Cuba
Caribbean
Active
Health workers (already in VZ)Mobilised
Medical servicesActive
🇦🇷
Argentina
South America
Active
Army troops on ground26
Rescue dogs4
Aircraft dispatched3 (Embraer + C-130 + Aerolíneas)
Shelter + water purification134 tents · 2 units
🇬🇹
Guatemala
Central America
Active
Relief workers50
Humanitarian aidIncluded
🇨🇷
Costa Rica
Central America
Mission Complete
USAR specialists48
Equipment12 tonnes
AuthorizationPresident Fernández
🇵🇦
Panama
Central America
Mission Complete
Rescue & humanitarian teamDeployed
AidIncluded
EUROPE
520+ responders via EU Civil Protection Mechanism · Copernicus satellite activated
🇪🇸
Spain
EU Member State
Active
Military Emergency Unit (EMU)59 personnel
Madrid Emergency & Rapid Response40 personnel
Canine search units8 + 4 = 12
Army engineers2
Geophones, ground-penetrating radarDeployed
🇩🇪
Germany
EU Member State
Mission Complete
THW SEEBA specialists48
Search dogs4
Bundeswehr C-130s committedMultiple
Malteser Intl. humanitarian aidSat flight
🇨🇭
Switzerland
Non-EU European
Active
Swiss Rescue Chain specialists80
Search dogs8
Rescue equipment18 tonnes
🇳🇱
Netherlands
EU Member State
Mission Complete
USAR specialists64
Search dogs8
Aid package€2M
🇫🇷
France
EU Member State
Mission Complete
Civil Security rescuers (4th & 7th Regts.)85
Medical teamsIncluded
Canine unitsIncluded
Rubble clearance specialistsIncluded
🇮🇹
Italy
EU Member State
Active
Air Force aircraft (first landed Sat)2 planned
Fire brigade personnelIncluded
Medical teamIncluded
Civil protection departmentIncluded
🇨🇿
Czech Republic
EU Member State
Mission Complete
USAR rescuers70
Search dogs8
Staging (Curaçao)19 members
Via EU Civil ProtectionYes
🇱🇺
Luxembourg
EU Member State
Active
Telecommunications equipmentMobilised
Shelter equipmentMobilised
Energy equipmentMobilised
🇵🇹
Portugal
EU Member State
Mission CompleteActive
USAR teamDeployed
Via EU Civil ProtectionYes
ASIA · MIDDLE EAST · OTHER
🇮🇳
India
Asia
Mission Complete
Military transport aircraft2
Field hospital unitFull
Relief supplies, meds, equipment39+ tonnes
🇶🇦
Qatar
Middle East
Mission Complete
Air bridgeDeployed
Security forces + medical personnelArrived
Field hospitalDeployed
🇸🇾
Syria
Middle East
Active
MissionSearch & Rescue
Note1st intl SAR dispatch
🇮🇱
Israel
Middle East
Mission Complete
TypeIDF Home Front Command + Foreign Ministry + NATAN medical team
StatusReturned home Jul 6 after week of operations · La Guaira / Caracas
🇨🇳
China
Asia
Active
Govt aid (total)$14.7M+
Community supplies~500 tonnes
Engineering equip on ground2 cranes + excavators
Satellite imageryActive support
🇦🇪
UAE
Middle East
Pledged
Aid committed$10M
TypeFood, medical, shelter
AgencyUAE Aid Agency
🇯🇵
Japan
Asia-Pacific
Active
Humanitarian medical teamDeployed
Relief suppliesConfirmed
🇰🇷
South Korea
Asia
Active
Aid committed$5M
Channelled viaUNICEF · WFP · IOM
Medical teamAdvance team deployed
USAR teamUnder consideration
🇹🇭
Thailand
Asia
Active
Team typeUSAR (INSARAG)
StatusDeploying — pending departure
🇮🇷
Iran
Middle East
Offered
Relief & rescue assistanceOffered
Deployment statusTBC
🇹🇷
Turkey
Eurasia
Mission Complete
AFAD + Turkish Armed ForcesOn Ground
Military transport aircraft2
Operations at collapsed 14-story bldgLa Paez, La Guaira
🇷🇸
Serbia
Southeast Europe
Active
USAR teamDeployed
Search dogsIncluded
🇱🇹
Lithuania
Baltic / EU
Mission Complete
USAR teamDeployed
Rescue equipmentIncluded
🇯🇴
Jordan
Middle East
Mission Complete
USAR teamDeployed
Search dogsIncluded
UN System & Multilateral
OCHA COORDINATION
UN & International Organizations
Coordinating
OCHA
$15M CERF
Coordinating 30+ USAR teams. UNDAC deployed. Tom Fletcher: "all hands on deck."
WFP
10K+ families fed
Pre-positioned food stocks for 2 months. Acting ED Carl Skau: "WFP is prepared."
UNICEF
$2.5M · 680K children
680,000 children need immediate aid. $1.5M internal + $1M GHTF. Child protection focus.
IOM
6.76M affected
Emergency shelter deployment. Satellite: 31.5% buildings in Catia La Mar damaged. Amy Pope: "mobilizing with partners."
UNDP
$6.7B damage
RAPIDA satellite assessment: $6.7B direct damage (~6% GDP). Total losses could be 3× that. 8.6M in seismic impact zone.
IFRC
CHF 50M appeal
Emergency appeal launched. First 17 metric tonnes shipped from Panama hub. Red Cross network fully activated.
EU Copernicus
Satellite mapping
CEMS activated in emergency mode. Damage mapping for responders on the ground.
European Union
€5M
EU Civil Protection Mechanism activated. 520 responders from 8 EU member states (Czechia, Spain, Italy, France, Luxembourg, Germany, Portugal, Netherlands). Kallas — Jun 28.
CAF Dev. Bank
$1M seed fund
Venezuela Recovery & Reconstruction Fund launched. Initial $1M contribution. Coordination with regional partners.
Official Statements — International
UNDP
$6.7B est. damage
Assessment of satellite imagery, seismic modelling and population data estimated $6.7B in direct economic damage. Supporting recovery planning.
IFRC
$2.5M + CHF 50M appeal
Red Cross/Red Crescent emergency network activated across Venezuela. Emergency Appeal launched for CHF 50 million (~$90M USD) for full operations. First 17 metric tonnes of humanitarian supplies shipped from Panama regional hub. Nationwide hospitals and polyclinics remain operational.
EU Copernicus
Satellite mapping
CEMS Mapping activated in emergency mode. Using satellite imagery and geospatial data to map damage. Free mapping service for disaster responders on the ground.
European Union — Kaya Kallas (Jun 28)
€5M
EU Head of Diplomacy Kaya Kallas confirmed €5M emergency aid + EU Civil Protection Mechanism activated · 520 responders from 8 EU member states deployed (Czechia, Spain, Italy, France, Luxembourg, Germany, Portugal, Netherlands) · statement posted Jun 28.
Venezuela Govt — Reconstruction Fund (Jun 27)
$200M
Delcy Rodríguez announced $200M reconstruction fund for rebuilding damaged hospitals and homes across La Guaira and Caracas states.
SOUTHCOM — Jun 27 Update
—
SOUTHCOM surging DoD capabilities: CRE deployed for airport surveys · C-17 transporting Miami-Dade USAR · MV-22 Ospreys airlifting personnel · UH-1Y from USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) providing airlift · CH-47 Chinooks pre-staged at Curaçao · satellite imagery provided to planners. (SOUTHCOM Instagram Jun 27)
State Dept Spokesperson Tommy Pigott — Jun 27
—
"By bringing international disaster response programs under the State Department, the U.S. government is able to respond more rapidly and more effectively to disasters. After the earthquakes in Venezuela, the U.S. immediately mobilized, activating urban search and rescue teams and the delivery of humanitarian and medical supplies." (ANI News, Jun 27)
Senior U.S. Administration Official — Jun 27
9-figure
"In addition to $386M+ already committed, the Trump administration is preparing an additional package right now of nine figures that we're going to announce in the next day or so." Miami-Dade teams federalized — first time in over a decade State Dept deployed USAR beyond USA-1 and USA-2. USAR teams repaired one runway at Simón Bolívar airport. (ABC News, Jun 27)
President Trump — Jun 27
—
"They experienced a massive earthquake, causing numerous fatalities right in Caracas, and we have many personnel deployed there to assist." Trump confirmed strong US-Venezuela relationship since Maduro's capture and emphasised whole-of-government response. (Guardian, Jun 27)
President Xi Jinping — Jun 26
Aid TBC
Xi sent condolences to Delcy Rodríguez and stated China stands ready to provide assistance for disaster relief and reconstruction. Chinese government and Red Cross Society of China confirmed providing emergency humanitarian aid. (China Daily, Jun 26)
UK PM Keir Starmer — Jun 27
£2M
UK committed £2M in humanitarian assistance and deployed 68-member search-and-rescue team including 6 specialist search dogs. UK RAF personnel prepared aid packages for deployment. (ABC Australia, Jun 27)
Vatican / Pope Leo XIV
€100,000
Emergency aid from papal charity fund. World Central Kitchen's José Andrés: team distributing meals in Caracas from Jun 25 · Longer Tables Fund pledged $1M additional.
IOM Dir. Gen. Amy Pope — Jun 27
31.5% damaged
"The first hours and days after a disaster are decisive. They shape everything that follows. IOM is scaling up rapidly: prepositioned relief items are being deployed; working with Government and partners to deliver emergency shelter, essential supplies, and protection." Satellite analysis: 31.5% of buildings in Catia La Mar damaged. Swift displacement response underway.
OCHA — Jun 28
1,423 structures
At least 1,423 infrastructures confirmed affected across Venezuela. La Guaira state remains worst-hit. UNDAC teams coordinating 30 USAR teams on ground. UN field hospitals operational in La Guaira (3 field hospitals installed per La Vanguardia Jun 28).
Spain PM Pedro Sánchez — Jun 28
—
Expressed condolences for 9 Spanish nationals killed (updated from 5). 152 Spanish nationals missing (updated from 131), 14 located under rubble. 76 Spaniards repatriated on first flight to Torrejón de Ardoz. Spain deployed 99 rescuers + 12 dogs + specialist radar/geophone equipment.
State Dept Confirmed — Jun 28
Infant rescued
American USAR team pulled an infant alive from the rubble — confirmed by U.S. Department of State Saturday. One of multiple live rescues credited to international teams. Part of DART operation with 250+ personnel across 4 USAR teams.
SOUTHCOM — Jun 29
230+ new personnel
~100 airmen with airfield management expertise arrived to expand airport capacity at Simón Bolívar International · 130 Marines arriving at port of La Guaira to reopen seaport for supply deliveries · USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) sailors + Marines delivered supplies via landing craft · Multiple MV-22 Osprey, UH-1Y, CH-47 Chinook helicopters deployed. SOUTHCOM X, Jun 29.
Senior U.S. Official — 2nd Package Imminent
9-figure (imminent)
"In addition to $386M+ already committed, the Trump administration is preparing an additional package of nine figures to announce within the next day or so." — Senior U.S. Administration official, per Strait Times / ABC Australia, Jun 27–29. Announcement expected Mon Jun 29.
UN HC Gianluca Rampolla — Jun 29
10,000 body bags
UN Resident Coordinator for Venezuela confirmed: "We are procuring 10,000 body bags in preparation for a potential increase in fatalities." UN and Venezuelan government pre-positioning 10,000 units to receive anticipated further deaths. (Reuters video / DW / Chosun, Jun 29–30)
NASA Satellite Assessment — Jun 29
58,870 buildings
NASA preliminary satellite radar assessment (Sentinel-1/ESA) estimated 58,870 structures damaged or destroyed across La Guaira and Caracas. Venezuelan government official count: 855 confirmed damaged or collapsed. The vast gap reflects the scale of structures still to be assessed. (CNN / LA Times, Jun 29)
SOUTHCOM — Gen. Donovan (Jul 1)
900+ inside VEN
"There's no talk about staying. This is what we do in relief operations. We leave when we're done." Gen. Francis Donovan (SOUTHCOM Commander) confirmed 900+ U.S. military inside Venezuela + ~800 in Puerto Rico/Curaçao = ~1,700 total DoD. 4–5 MQ-9 Reaper drones over Venezuela. USS Fort Lauderdale at La Guaira. (Reuters EXCLUSIVE, Jul 1)
UPI / UN Report — Jul 1
Crisis deepening
UN report: Venezuela earthquake pushing the country deeper into humanitarian crisis. 6.76M people affected; two-year recovery timeline expected. Venezuelan Red Cross commits to two-year relief operation. Multiple agencies warn actual death toll significantly exceeds 6,438+ official figure. USGS model: 59% probability final toll exceeds 10,000. (UPI / Reuters, Jul 1)
Personnel by Region
Estimated
Foreign Nationals Killed
Confirmed
🇵🇹
Portugal
Strong diaspora presence in Venezuela
28 dead
85 missing
🇪🇸
Spain
Large expatriate community
9 dead
152 missing
🇨🇳
China
—
7 dead
🇮🇹
Italy
Italian-Venezuelan community
3 dead
39+ missing
🇧🇷
Brazil
Separate building collapses
2 dead
🇨🇱
Chile
—
1 dead
🇩🇴
Dominican Republic
—
1 dead
Full Deployment Summary
ALL COUNTRIES
Ranked by Personnel Committed
17 AUG 2026
| Country | Region | Personnel | Dogs | Equipment / Aid | Status | Notable | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇻 | El Salvador | LatAm | 300 | Incl. | 50 tonnes | Active | Live rescues posted by Bukele |
| 🇲🇽 | Mexico | LatAm | 250 | 5 | 4 aircraft + drone | Active | Military-led, 4 planes |
| 🇫🇷 | France | Europe | 85 | Incl. | — | Active | 2 Civil Security regiments |
| 🇨🇭 | Switzerland | Europe | 80 | 8 | 18 tonnes | Active | Swiss Rescue Chain |
| 🇳🇱 | Netherlands | Europe | 64 | 8 | €2M | Active | Eindhoven Air Base departure |
| 🇪🇨 | Ecuador | LatAm | 46 | — | Aid incl. | Active | USAR team |
| 🇩🇪 | Germany | Europe | 48 | 4 | Bundeswehr C-130s | Active | THW SEEBA, INSARAG-certified |
| 🇪🇸 | Spain | Europe | 99 | 12 | Radar, geophones | Active | EMU + Madrid teams; 9 nationals killed |
| 🇧🇷 | Brazil | LatAm | 44+ | — | Field hospital, 9T + solar | Active | Field hospital Sat |
| 🇦🇷 | Argentina | LatAm | 26 | 4 | 134 tents · water purif. | Active | Landed 2:30am Sat · Caraballeda |
| 🇬🇹 | Guatemala | LatAm | 50 | — | Humanitarian aid | Active | ASOVEGUA contingent · OCHA confirmed |
| 🇨🇷 | Costa Rica | LatAm | 48 | — | USAR + 12t equip | Active | 48 USAR specialists · authorized by President Laura Fernández · Venezuelan Red Cross/IFRC request · FRANCE24 Jun 28 |
| 🇵🇦 | Panama | LatAm | TBC | — | USAR + aid | Active | OCHA confirmed Jun 27 |
| 🇷🇸 | Serbia | Europe | TBC | Incl. | Rescue equip. | Active | OCHA confirmed Jun 27 |
| 🇱🇹 | Lithuania | Europe | TBC | — | Rescue equip. | Active | OCHA confirmed · EU Civil Protection |
| 🇯🇴 | Jordan | Asia/ME | TBC | Incl. | Rescue equip. | Active | OCHA confirmed Jun 27 |
| 🇨🇴 | Colombia | LatAm | 60+ | 4 teams | 12 tonnes | Active | Also felt quakes |
| 🇮🇳 | India | Asia | TBC | — | 39+ tonnes, field hospital | Active | 2 military aircraft |
| 🇮🇹 | Italy | Europe | TBC | — | Air Force + medical | Active | 3 Italian-VZ dead |
| 🇨🇱 | Chile | LatAm | TBC | — | Aid incl. | Active | Earthquake expertise |
| 🇹🇷 | Turkey | Other | TBC | — | — | Active | 2 military aircraft landed Caracas Jun 28 · AFAD personnel, medical teams, search dogs |
| 🇶🇦 | Qatar | Asia | TBC | — | — | Active | Confirmed Jun 27 |
| 🇩🇴 | Dominican Rep. | LatAm | TBC | — | — | Active | 1 national killed |
| 🇵🇪 | Peru | LatAm | TBC | — | Humanitarian + canine | Active | Pres. Balcázar ordered FAP aircraft Jun 27 |
| 🇨🇺 | Cuba | LatAm | Multiple | — | Medical services | Active | Already in-country |
| 🇵🇹 | Portugal | Europe | TBC | — | — | Active | 28 nationals killed |
| 🇱🇺 | Luxembourg | Europe | — | — | Telecoms + shelter + energy | Active | Infra specialist role |
| 🇨🇿 | Czech Republic | Europe | TBC | — | — | Active | 70-member team + 8 dogs on ground Jun 28 · 19 members on Curaçao (flight capacity) · EU Civil Protection |
| 🇨🇦 | Canada | Other | TBC | — | Aid preparing | Active | Burnaby USAR team on ground Jun 28 · PM Carney announced · mentioned by CNN/YouTube teams present |
| 🇨🇳 | China | Asia | 2 cranes + team | — | $14.7M + 500t community | Active | $14.7M govt (100M yuan Jun 29) · 500t community supplies · 2 cranes on ground · satellite imagery · 7 nationals killed |
| 🇻🇳 | Vietnam | Asia | 82 | Incl. | Military USAR + medical | Mission Complete | Ministry of National Defence deployment · return flight departed Jul 8 · landing Noi Bai Jul 10 (Dân Trí confirmed) · 45 bodies recovered · engineering USAR + canine + medical · Jun 28 · 45 bodies recovered · Jul 4 |
| 🇺🇦 | Ukraine | Europe | TBC | — | First responders TBC | Offered | Pres. Zelenskyy: "ready to send first responders" · Jun 28 |
| 🇮🇷 | Iran | Asia | TBC | — | TBC | Offered | Traditional ally |
| 🇮🇱 | Israel | Asia/ME | IDF Home Front Command + Foreign Ministry delegation + NATAN medical team | Jun 30 | La Guaira / Caracas | Active | IDF/Foreign Ministry joint delegation confirmed arrived Tue Jun 30 (JNS/Instagram) · NATAN Worldwide Disaster Relief departed Sat Jun 28 · IsraAID from Colombia · JDC + Venezuelan Jewish community distributing food/water/medicine · 3 community members confirmed dead, 4 missing, 30–35 families displaced |
| 🇸🇾 | Syria | Asia/ME | TBC | — | USAR team | Active | 1st intl SAR team Syria has dispatched; via AA Jun 27 |
| 🇦🇪 | UAE | Middle East | — | — | $10M aid | Pledged | UAE Aid Agency coordinating food/medical/shelter delivery · Jun 26 |
| 🇰🇷 | South Korea | Asia | Medical team | — | $5M + med team | Active | $5M via UNICEF/WFP/IOM · advance medical team deployed Jul 3 · USAR dispatch under consideration |
| 🇹🇭 | Thailand | Asia | TBC | — | USAR team | Active | INSARAG-certified USAR confirmed deployed · EU Civil Protection coordination · Jun 28 |