Venezuela Earthquakes Situation Report #5
- Emergency Manager's Weekly Report
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·      There have been nearly 1,000 aftershocks reported.
·      There are now 3,535 fatalities and 16,740 people have been injured.
·      A total of 190 buildings have collapsed and 17,845 people are displaced.
·      The Venezuelan government remains focused on search and rescue operations, the preparation and expansion of transitional camps and the assistance to affected populations.
·      Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Team Update:
o  The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (OCHA) as of July 3, reported 67 teams remain deployed:
ü The teams are composed of 2,431 personnel from 29 counties.
ü 188 Search and Rescue Dogs remain deployed.
ü A total of 6,462 people has been rescued.
ü Virginia USAR Task Force 1, California USAR Task Force 1 and Florida USAR Task Forces 1 and 2 have demobilized and returned to the United States.
o  The response is transitioning from live rescue to recovery. Live rescues are now rare exceptions.
·      On July 6th, the EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) is scaling up their support to partners deploying shelter, healthcare, water and food deliveries to the most affected.
·      The U.S. government on July 7th has reported the following:
o  Humanitarian assistance has exceeded $310 million.
o  A total of 1.5 million pounds of relief supplies have been delivered.
·      Sheltering Update:
o  The UN Migration Agency (IOM) reported there are a total of 79 transitory camps, with installed capacity for 14,599 people and 10,702 people currently accommodated.
o  Urgent additional support is required to improve conditions in transitory camps, expand access to safe water and sanitation, strengthen registration and referrals, and address protection and public health risks.
o  IOM continued supporting shelter, site coordination and essential services in La Guaira, particularly at Polideportivo José MarÃa Vargas:
ü This included reception of newly displaced individuals, coordination with authorities and partners, installation of tents for key service areas, and provision of 464 bunk beds, equivalent to 928 beds.
o  IOM also coordinated with relevant authorities to improve electricity points and site lighting, while continuing site assessments and community consultations in Playa Grande.
·      Healthcare and Public Health Update:
o  The International Rescue Committee (IRC) reported that the earthquakes damaged at least 38 hospitals in the affected areas:
ü The main referral hospital in La Guaira, exceeded capacity within one day, and resources continue to run dangerously low.
ü As hospitals focus on treating survivors, mobile health teams have reported a surge in people seeking non-emergency health and prenatal care.
o  Air quality in the rubble zones has severely deteriorated due to concrete dust and unrecovered remains. Combined with disrupted water and sanitation systems, the IRC is deeply concerned about the high risk of the rapid spread of waterborne and airborne diseases.
o  IRC has conducted a healthcare assessment:
ü 20 health facilities are facing severe shortages of medical supplies.
ü There are also only 1,038 healthcare workers serving a total population of over 1.7 million people.
o  The Venezuelan health system was already short of equipment, medications, and reliable power before the earthquakes, leaving little capacity to both provide emergency first aid to people who were injured.
o  The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) assessments of 11 priority health facilities identified persistent operational constraints across the referral network:
ü Two hospitals (Vargas-IVSS and Rafael Medina Jiménez) continue to operate with major functional restrictions, while at least two facilities reported infection prevention and control gaps and three reported compromised morgue capacity.
ü Patient referral remains largely ad hoc due to the absence of real-time bed visibility, contributing to a persistent surgical backlog and continued reliance on contingency measures for essential support services.
o  At least two specialized mental health services in La Guaira sustained infrastructure damage and reduced capacity. Critical shortages persist in medications for crisis management and the care of patients with acute mental health conditions.
o  PAHO reported that nine World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) are operational in La Guaira, Caracas and Miranda increasing clinical capacity in these affected areas.
o  PAHO has delivered six metric tons of medical supplies (trauma kits, Interagency Emergency Health Kit (IEHK) modules, personal protective equipment (PPE), Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) kits, WASH supplies, and field equipment).
o  The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on July 5th in partnership with the Spanish Red Cross have deployed an emergency field hospital:
ü This hospital will support the Venezuelan Red Cross's existing field hospital.
ü The field hospital can provide primary health care to 30,000 people and will be fully operational in the next few days.
ü It can accommodate up to 20 patients for overnight observation.
o  IFRC Mobile health clinics will also begin operating to reach affected people and help ensure healthcare access for the communities we serve.
·      Food Security Update:
o  The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS) reported that the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) is expected to be IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) in La Guaira, Caracas, Yaracuy, Carabobo, and Aragua.
o  Across the rest of Venezuela, IPC Phase 2 (Stressed) outcomes are expected with pockets of households in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis), as extremely low purchasing power continues amid persistent local currency volatility and high general and food inflation rates.
o  FEWS estimates that between 3.0-3.49 million people are in need of humanitarian food assistance.
o  The World Food Programme (WFP) has reported that over 18,000 people have received food assistance. This assistance reaches people through multiple channels, including UN-supported shelters, self-settled camps, and communities where people can still cook.
o  WFP is scaling up its response aiming to reach up to 500,000 for the first three months.
o  WFP prepositioned 36 metric tons of food in the most affected area and strengthened logistics with mobile storage and critical equipment, to serve the wider humanitarian response.
·      On July 7th, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, arrived in country to meet with affected people, humanitarian personnel, and the Venezuelan government.
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Sources:
·      Earthquakes in Venezuela: Situation Report #13 (06 July 2026, Time: 08:00 pm)
·      Venezuela - Food Security Outlook (June 2026 - January 2027): Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes emerge following high-magnitude earthquakes
·      Public health emergency looms in Venezuela as health system struggles to meet heightened needs following twin earthquakes
·      Earthquakes in Venezuela: Situation Report #12 (05 July 2026, Time: 08:00 pm)
·      Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Earthquake Response Situation Report #6 (3 to 5 July 2026)
·      Venezuela Earthquake Response Situation Update and Response Actors: Expected Needs, Next 96 Hours — As of 05 July 2026 | 1700ET/2100Z
·      Venezuela earthquakes: IFRC dispatches emergency field hospital; supports Venezuelan Red Cross distribution of humanitarian relief kits
·      OCHA Venezuela Twitter PageÂ
·      WFP Venezuela Twitter PageÂ
·      VA USAR Task Force 1 Twitter Page
·      Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Twitter Page
·      State Department’s Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs, and Religious Freedom Twitter PageÂ
·      EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid Twitter PageÂ
·      IFRC Twitter Page
·      US Southern Command Twitter Page
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Resources
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OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data, Damage Exposure Tool
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Copernicus EMS, Earthquake in Venezuela Website
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UN Crisis Relief, Venezuela Earthquake
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