Aid workers say Venezuela faces deepening health crisis four months after June 2026 earthquakes

India, Oct. 27 -- Direct Relief reported on Oct. 26, 2026 that aid workers, including Caracas-based humanitarian organization Acción Solidaria, say Venezuela is confronting a deepening health crisis four months after two powerful earthquakes devastated northern Venezuela.

The report, by Noah Smith, said the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes struck on June 24, less than a minute apart, killing more than 6,300 people and displacing tens of thousands.

Earthquake impact and displacement

Direct Relief said La Guaira, a coastal state among the hardest-hit areas, suffered widespread building damage, and roughly 24,000 people remain in temporary shelters across affected states.

Feliciano Reyna, founder and head of Acción Solidaria, said chronic...