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U.S. to send additional monetary aid to earthquake-stricken Venezuela

Washington Post Politics Saturday 27 June 2026, 16:59 UTC By Praveena Somasundaram 1 min read
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The United States plans to send another “nine-figure” aid package this week to Venezuela as the search for survivors of two massive earthquakes that hit the South American country Wednesday continues, a senior Trump administration official said Saturday. Democracy Dies in Darkness U.S. to send additional monetary aid to earthquake-stricken Venezuela The nine-figure package comes on top of $150 million already committed to disaster relief.

The United States plans to send another “nine-figure” aid package this week to Venezuela as the search for survivors of two massive earthquakes that hit the South American country Wednesday continues, a senior Trump administration official said Saturday. Democracy Dies in Darkness U.S. to send additional monetary aid to earthquake-stricken Venezuela The nine-figure package comes on top of $150 million already committed to disaster relief.
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