An Israeli delegation met overnight with Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez and presented
By Bernard Moerdler,
An Israeli delegation met overnight with Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez and presented a national plan to rehabilitate areas devastated by last month's earthquake, developed together with Venezuela's infrastructure ministry, Ynet reported. The delegation, which includes engineers and representatives of the IDF Home Front Command, laid out a long-term plan that involves sorting roughly 1,300 buildings for rehabilitation or demolition, tearing down hazardous structures, clearing large volumes of debris, and preparing the cleared areas for new construction.
The mission follows the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24, the country's worst disaster in more than a century, and comes despite the absence of diplomatic relations between the two countries since 2009. Venezuelan authorities put the death toll at 3,685, with 16,740 people injured.
Topics: IDF, Diplomacy
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