Caracas .- The X account of deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, detained in the United States, thanked this Sunday the governments that have helped his country following the earthquakes of last June 24, which have left at least 4,490 dead and 16,740 injured.
“We deeply appreciate the admiration and solidarity expressed by delegations, peoples, and Governments of the world who have shared their efforts in this very difficult and painful moment for our homeland,” reads the statement published on the social network and dated in New York, where the Chavista is being held along with his wife, Cilia Flores.
The text does not mention any specific country, out of the many that have expressed their solidarity by sending aid to Venezuela; among them the U.S., whose Government has provided a “massive humanitarian response” that exceeded 386 million dollars, delivered “without any delay,” according to what the Trump Administration reported last Wednesday.
U.S. aid in Venezuela
This Sunday, the U.S. Embassy in Caracas stated that U.S. military forces “are supporting relief operations (…) led by the Department of State following the devastating earthquakes” in the South American country.
Maduro, captured along with his wife last January in Caracas by U.S. forces during a military operation, trusts that “once again Venezuela will be reborn with unity and perseverance,” according to his statement on X, which frequently posts messages but it is unknown who manages it.
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In addition to the U.S., multiple countries from various continents have supported Caracas in search and rescue efforts, healthcare assistance, and the delivery of humanitarian aid, which is followed by the recovery and reconstruction process of the affected infrastructure, especially in the devastated region of La Guaira, adjacent to the capital.
Maduro and Flores remain in a New York federal prison, where they are facing judicial proceedings, after being accused of narcoterrorism, weapons use, and conspiring to export drugs to the U.S.
The next hearing for both, which was scheduled for June 30, was postponed until July 22.
