UK sends a 68-strong search and rescue team and £2 million in aid to Venezuela

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The United Kingdom has deployed a specialized search and rescue team of 68 personnel to Venezuela along with £2 million in humanitarian aid to support relief efforts after recent devastating earthquakes in north-central Venezuela. The disaster has resulted in over 580 deaths and nearly 2,900 injuries.

The United Kingdom on Friday deployed a specialist search and rescue team of 68 people and announced an initial £2 million (about $2.7 million) in humanitarian funding to support the response to the earthquakes that devastated north-central Venezuela, where the latest official toll exceeds 580 dead and 2,900 injured.