{"id":326342,"date":"2026-07-01T19:25:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T19:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/326342\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T19:25:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T19:25:16","slug":"helping-venezuela-doral-based-nonprofit-dispatches-over-1-million-in-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/326342\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Venezuela: Doral-based nonprofit dispatches over $1 million in aid"},"content":{"rendered":"

DORAL, Fla. \u2014 A week after the 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes in Venezuela, the Global Empowerment Mission<\/a> had dispatched more than $1 million in aid, according to the Doral-based nonprofit\u2019s representatives. <\/p>\n

A team of donors, volunteers, and GEM\u2019s staff moved some 235,000 pounds of donations in a logistics-heavy operation that includes two warehouses in Doral and Valencia, operating as a distribution center.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the worst disaster that we have ever experienced,\u201d said Doral Councilman Rafael Pineyro, a GEM volunteer who was born in Caracas.<\/p>\n

GEM had the support of the U.S. State Department, the agency President Donald Trump tasked with running the U.S. response in Venezuela. The U.S. Southern Command has deployed every branch of the military. <\/p>\n

\"\"Venezuela Earthquake Rescuers search through the rubble of a building that collapsed in the earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ariana Cubillos) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) (Ariana Cubillos\/AP Photo\/Ariana Cubillos) <\/p>\n

The State Department also activated the Florida Task Forces from Miami and Miami-Dade County. They joined two other highly-trained search-and-rescue teams from Fairfax, Virginia, and California. <\/p>\n

Hassel Mendoza, a Venezuelan engineer who lives in Tampa, traveled to La Guaira to search for his mother, sister, nephew, and brother-in-law in the ruins of a collapsed nine-story apartment building. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe lost a lot of time trying to figure out new tools to use for a specific activity, like to cut steel,\u201d Mendoza told CNN<\/a>, adding that the government teams and volunteers didn\u2019t have equipment such as drills or sensors. <\/p>\n

\"\"APTOPIX Venezuela Earthquake Rescue workers stand on the rubble of a building that collapsed during the earthquakes that struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. Houses in the Caribe neighborhood are seen at the top. (AP Photo\/Matias Delacroix) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) (Matias Delacroix\/AP Photo\/Matias Delacroix) <\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Diosdado Cabello, a Venezuelan minister, announced<\/a> the arrests of law enforcement personnel who were accused of looting in La Guaira. They were Maya Aguilar Reyes, Fredy Rafael Lugo Oliveros, Roger Andr\u00e9s Oma\u00f1a, and Josue Jhonatan Burgos S\u00e1nchez. <\/p>\n

\u201cI know that many Venezuelans are feeling pain and frustration; I deeply share those sentiments,\u201d said Delcy Rodr\u00edguez<\/a>, Venezuela\u2019s interim president since the U.S. military captured Nicol\u00e1s Maduro. <\/p>\n

Rodr\u00edguez\u2019s brother Jorge Rodr\u00edguez, the president of the National Assembly, announced on Wednesday that the death toll had increased to 2,295. <\/p>\n

The U.S. Geological Survey estimates fatalities in the tens of thousands, and the United Nations announced the procurement of 10,000 body bags.<\/p>\n

Helpful list: Aid drop-off locations in South Florida<\/a><\/p>\n

More on HELPING VENEZUELA<\/a> <\/p>\n

\"\"APTOPIX Venezuela Earthquake Khaterine Roa cries as members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department search for survivors at a building that collapsed during the earthquakes that struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo\/Matias Delacroix) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) (Matias Delacroix\/AP Photo\/Matias Delacroix) \"\"Venezuela Earthquake A man sits amid earthquake rubble in La Guaira, Venezuela, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo\/Matias Delacroix) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) (Matias Delacroix\/AP Photo\/Matias Delacroix) \"\"VENEZUELA A helicopter flies over a search and rescue team at work on Saturday in Catia La Mar, Venezuela. (AP Photo\/Fernando Vergara) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) (Fernando Vergara\/AP Photo\/Fernando Vergara) \"\"AMS-GEN VENEZUELA-SISMOS Residentes y rescatistas buscan entre los escombros dos d\u00edas despu\u00e9s de los sismos que sacudieron La Guaira, Venezuela, el 26 de junio de 2026. (AP Foto\/Mat\u00edas Delacroix) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) (Matias Delacroix\/AP Photo\/Matias Delacroix) \"\"APTOPIX Venezuela Earthquake Rescue workers search through the rubble three days after earthquakes struck Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo\/Fernando Vergara) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) (Fernando Vergara\/AP Photo\/Fernando Vergara) \"\"Venezuela Earthquake Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble two days after an earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo\/Juan Pablo Arraez) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) (Juan Pablo Arraez\/AP Photo\/Juan Pablo Arraez) \"\"Venezuela Survivors walk on Friday near a toy that was abandoned in the rubble of an apartment building in Catia La Mar, Venezuela. (AP Foto\/Fernando Vergara) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) (Fernando Vergara\/AP Photo\/Fernando Vergara) \"\"APTOPIX Venezuela Earthquake Rescue workers aid Daniel Cordero after pulling him from the rubble two days after an earthquake struck Catia la Mar, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo\/Fernando Vergara) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) (Fernando Vergara\/AP Photo\/Fernando Vergara) \"\"Venezuela Earthquake Venezuelan Police searches through the rubble two days after earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ariana Cubillos) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) (Ariana Cubillos\/AP Photo\/Ariana Cubillos) \"\"APTOPIX Venezuela Earthquake Rescue workers place Daniel Cordero on a stretcher after pulling him from the rubble two days after an earthquake struck Catia la Mar, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo\/Fernando Vergara) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) (Fernando Vergara\/AP Photo\/Fernando Vergara) \"\"Venezuela Earthquake Members of a religious organization distribute food to people affected two days after an earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ariana Cubillos) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) (Ariana Cubillos\/AP Photo\/Ariana Cubillos) <\/p>\n

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