Helping Venezuela: Samaritan’s Purse deploys team from Colombia

On Jun 26, 2026

Published: June 26, 2026 at 11:44 AM

Updated: June 26, 2026 at 12:19 PM

People search for missing relatives at the collapsed building where they lived two days after an earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) (Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

MIAMI — North Carolina-based Samaritan’s Purse deployed a team from Colombia to Venezuela after the 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes struck on Wednesday.

The Christian nonprofit, working with the support of the U.S. State Department, plans to “airlift an Emergency Field Hospital, as well as shelter tarp, solar lights, blankets, and water filters.”

Franklin Graham, the nonprofit’s president, released a statement on Facebook: “Pray for rescue and recovery operations, first responders, and all who are injured or grieving lost loved ones.”

For more information about how to support the organization’s efforts, visit this page.

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Andrea Torres

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.

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