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Hellenic Red Cross: Volunteer Samaritans - Rescuers operate in the earthquake-stricken areas of Venezuelatranslated

July 7, 2026 · 1 min read

The volunteer Samaritans - Rescuers of the E.E.S. have been installed since Saturday (4/7) in earthquake-stricken La Guevara, Venezuela, and are supporting the difficult work of volunteers and staff of the Venezuelan Red Cross to assist the 16,500 injured in the devastating double earthquake, as well as the more than 16,000 displaced citizens.

The volunteers of the E.E.S. they reinforce the health staff of the Mobile Hospitals that have been set up in La Gueira and at the same time, with the help of a Spanish-speaking volunteer Samaritan - Rescuer, they offer psychosocial support and support as well as basic necessities to the residents who live by the thousands in tents, looking for the necessities to survive every day, while even drinking water tends to disappear in the makeshift camps.

The echelon of the EES was welcomed by a senior official of the Venezuelan government, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Oliver Blanco, who expressed his warm thanks to the volunteers of the Hellenic Red Cross for the valuable help they offer, recognizing their great humanitarian work and practical solidarity. A warm welcome to the volunteers of...

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Anastasia Kristo

It's good that they also go to La Guaira to help with the mobile hospitals and the running out of water. It is good that they also have a volunteer who speaks Spanish with them to give psychological strength to those thousands of people in tents. Thank God there are such people.

Marija Lukić

They are doing well to go to La Guaira and help with the mobile hospitals and the disappearing water. It is good that they also have that volunteer who speaks Spanish, so that they can provide psychological support to the people in the tents. Thank God for such people.

Gheorghe Munteanu

Good thing they went to La Guaira with the mobile hospitals and the Spanish speaking volunteer. Running out of water and 16,000 people in tents is a big problem. I thank God that there are such people who help.

Δέσποινα Γεωργίου

It is good that they went with the mobile hospitals and the Spanish-speaking volunteer, because with 16,500 wounded and water running out in the tents, they also need a doctor and psychological support. I saw that they also accepted Undersecretary Blanco, it shows that they really appreciate the help.

Φωτεινή Σταθοπούλου

Good thing they went with the mobile hospitals in La Guevara, because with 16,500 wounded and running out of water in the tents, help is needed fast. The Spanish-speaking volunteer will also make a difference in terms of psychological support. I am glad that they also accepted Deputy Minister Blanco, it shows that they appreciate the effort.

Katherine Davis

It's good they brought the Spanish-speaking Samaritan volunteer — with 16,500 injured and thousands living in tents where even drinking water is running out, that extra help with medical care and just talking to people must make a real difference. Glad the Venezuelan deputy foreign minister came by to thank them in person.

Daniel Wilson

Yeah, that Spanish-speaking volunteer is a smart addition — must help a lot when you're trying to comfort folks in tents who just lost everything. The water shortage sounds especially rough; hope they get supplies in quick.

That Spanish-speaking Samaritan really bridges the gap — I read they’re already helping translate medical instructions at the mobile clinics too. The water situation worries me most; last big quake I followed, it was the contaminated supplies that caused the secondary health crisis.