India has intensified its humanitarian assistance to earthquake-hit Venezuela under Operation Amistad. The Ministry of External Affairs said that India has extended relief efforts with a focus on medical assistance and emergency support for those affected by the disaster.
The ministry said, Indian rescue and medical teams, working alongside the Venezuelan authorities, are providing emergency healthcare, conducting search and rescue operations, and delivering life-saving humanitarian assistance to affected communities. It also noted that the Indian Army Field Hospital is operational and is providing medical care to those injured in the disaster.
Earlier yesterday, India had deployed two Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft carrying a 41-member rescue team, an Indian Army Field Hospital, 30 tonnes of relief material, six tonnes of medicines and medical equipment, and two BHISHM Cube portable hospitals to strengthen relief and rescue operations in the South American nation.
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