Venezuelan Earthquakes: Information for Responders

On June 24, two major earthquakes struck northern Venezuela, the strongest in over a century.

At the time of writing, we've gotten reports from partners saying that over 900 people have perished and hospitals in Venezuela are at capacity and turning away patients. Meanwhile, power is out and food and water sources are quickly becoming a challenge.

"Medicines are needed, especially antibiotic creams to use on the countless cuts and scrapes experienced," one of our partners who regularly serves in Venezuela told us. "Stores are all shut down, so buying anything is nearly impossible."

At times of disaster, the medical situation is urgent, not only to help the injured and displaced, but also because pharmacies and personal supplies are often out of commission.

Whether you're with a medical response team or not, there are ways everyone can help. Below, we've detailed things to consider if you're responding to the need in Venezuela medically, as well as how you can give financially.

If you're researching where to start with a disaster response medical order:

For suggested items, please see this page about disaster relief, or use this Disaster Relief Medical Treatment Launch Guide, designed for teams needing a blueprint for a disaster relief order.

We recommend teams take hygiene kits (item #: BCARE), as well as first aid kits (item #: 1STAID) and medical supplies.

You can also preview our catalog for medicines and supplies intended for international use.

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If placing an order for disaster relief:

Please follow these steps:

   1. Place your order through myBlessings to ensure fastest processing.

   2. When placing your order, complete all the steps as thoroughly as possible to fast-track the compliance process that we must do for every order.

   3. When your order is placed, inform our customer service team that your order is for disaster relief. Be sure to reference your order number and customer number. Contact us here.
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If you'd like to back response teams financially, please consider giving to our Emergency Disaster Relief fund.

100% of donations to the Emergency Disaster Relief fund goes toward assisting teams responding to crises, whether natural disasters like the Venezuelan earthquakes or man-made disasters like war.
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As always, we're here to help. Let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

Please join us in praying for those affected by these earthquakes and for those responding.