EU provides extra €20 million in aid for Venezuela after earthquake

The European Union is providing a further €20 million ($22.8 million) in humanitarian aid to help Venezuela deal with last month's earthquake, it said on Wednesday.

The EU said this latest package of aid, ⁠which would fund medical equipment and help search-and-rescue teams, comes in addition to a €5 million aid package approved in June and €52 million in assistance announced for Venezuela at the start of the ⁠year.

Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela on June 24. The death toll has risen to over 4,700.

⁠A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit about 160 km (100 miles) west of Caracas, ⁠followed less than a minute later by a magnitude 7.5 ⁠tremor, according to the US Geological Survey.

($1 = 0.8759 euros)

The European Union is providing a further €20 million ($22.8 million) in humanitarian aid to help Venezuela deal with last month's earthquake, it said on Wednesday.

Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela on June 24. The death toll has risen to over 4,700.

⁠A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit about 160 km (100 miles) west of Caracas, ⁠followed less than a minute later by a magnitude 7.5 ⁠tremor, according to the US Geological Survey.

($1 = 0.8759 euros)