The US Southern Command says US military personnel are arriving in Venezuela to support relief efforts after Wednesday’s twin earthquakes struck the country’s northern coast. According to the statement, the assistance focuses on logistics infrastructure needed for humanitarian operations, including expanding airport capacity and reopening a key seaport. The reports specify that Simon Bolivar International Airport, serving Caracas, is partially reopened. It was reopened Saturday after damage from the quakes. A team of about 100 airmen with airfield management expertise and related equipment arrives to help local authorities increase the flow of inbound and outbound air traffic for aid and response operations. The Southern Command also says the US will help reopen a major seaport to improve maritime transport for relief supplies and equipment. The combined airport and port support is intended to help sustain the movement of goods and personnel needed by Venezuelan authorities as they respond to the aftermath of the earthquake.
US military supports relief in quake-hit Venezuela by expanding airport and reopening seaport
The US Southern Command says US military personnel are arriving in Venezuela to support relief efforts after Wednesday’s twin earthquakes struck the country’s northern coast. According to the statemen...
- US Southern Command says US military personnel are arriving in quake-hit Venezuela to support relief operations.
- US assistance includes expanding airport capacity and reopening a key seaport.
- Simon Bolivar International Airport near Caracas is partially reopened after earthquake damage.
- About 100 airmen with airfield management expertise and equipment are expected to arrive to support air-traffic operations.
- The earthquakes occurred on Wednesday along Venezuela’s northern coast.
US military personnel are arriving in quake-hit Venezuela to help expand airport capacity and reopen a key seaport to support relief efforts, the US Southern Command has said in a statement.
3 hours agoWASHINGTON — US military personnel were arriving in quake-hit Venezuela to help expand airport capacity and reopen a key seaport to support relief efforts, the US Southern Command said in a statement on Sunday. Simon Bolivar International Airport, which serves the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, was partially reopened Saturday after suffering damage in Wednesday’s twin quakes along the country’s northern coast. A team of about 100 airmen with airfield management expertise and related equipment arrived Sunday to assist local authorities in “expanding the vital flow of inbound and outbound air traffic,” the SOUTHCOM statement said. READ: Venezuela earthquakes kill almost […]...Keep on reading: US military to help Venezuela airport, seaport reopen for aid
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