Christian Groups Deploy Field Hospitals and Aid Teams After Venezuela Earthquakes Kill Over 2,200

Twin earthquakes struck Venezuela's north-central coast on June 24, 2026, within 39 seconds of each other. The quakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude, were the strongest seismic events in the country in over a century. More than 2,200 people have been confirmed dead, over 11,000 injured, and thousands remain unaccounted for. More than 430 aftershocks have hampered rescue operations.

Samaritan's Purse responded on June 27 by deploying an emergency field hospital to La Guaira capable of treating more than 100 patients daily. The organization also airlifted emergency shelter materials, solar lights, and blankets to displaced families.

World Vision activated its emergency response team within hours of the disaster. Working through its "Hope Without Borders" program and a network of 2,000 local church partners, the organization distributed food, clean water, and hygiene kits. It also established child-friendly spaces to provide psychosocial support to children traumatized by the quakes.

Send Relief partnered with the International Mission Board and the National Baptist Convention of Venezuela to distribute emergency food and essential supplies, using existing church relationships to reach communities quickly.

Operation Blessing deployed medical teams and water sanitation equipment. Convoy of Hope used mobile kitchens to distribute tens of thousands of hot meals to families whose homes collapsed.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued General License 60, authorizing transactions related to earthquake relief through October 23, 2026, to ensure that existing sanctions did not block life-saving aid from reaching Venezuelan communities.

A pastor in the Caracas area was among those confirmed dead in the initial quakes. Church leaders across Venezuela have called on their congregations to open their doors as shelters and to support relief efforts.