IDF helps thousands of Venezuelans return to homes damaged by earthquakes
The IDF has deployed engineering experts to Venezuela to help assess and certify the safety of thousands of buildings damaged by a recent earthquake. The initiative aims to map out which structures are safe for residents to return to and which require demolition.
Why it matters
This represents a significant international humanitarian and technical cooperation effort between Israel and Venezuela following a natural disaster.
The IDF has helped tens of thousands of Venezuelans to return to their homes at structures that were partially damaged by the June 24 earthquake after Israeli experts have certified the structures as safe, Venezuela delegation leader IDF Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Pinto recently told The Jerusalem Post in an exclusive interview.These tens of thousands of Venezuelans lived in some hundreds of buildings which initial checks by the combined Israeli-Venezuelan engineering teams have already established are safe enough – this out of many thousands of structures which still need to be evaluated, Pinto told the Post.Speaking to the Post from Venezuela before a ceremony on Tuesday with Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodriguez, who thanked the Israeli delegation for their efforts, Pinto stated that the IDF presented their system on July 17 to Venezuela regarding the several thousand structures in question.The system will map out which structures might be usable, or…
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