Colombia deploys elite rescue team to support Venezuela after earthquakes
Colombia has dispatched a specialised search-and-rescue unit to assist Venezuela following devastating earthquakes.
Colombia has deployed an elite Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team to Venezuela after powerful earthquakes caused widespread destruction across the country. Footage shows rescue personnel preparing at their base before departure, as part of a coordinated effort to support emergency operations in the affected areas. The unit includes highly trained rescuers, medical staff and technical specialists equipped to locate survivors trapped under collapsed structures.
The mission comes as rescue operations continue in the hardest-hit regions, where homes and infrastructure have been severely damaged. Colombian authorities said the deployment is part of a humanitarian response aimed at assisting Venezuela’s emergency services and helping locate those still missing.
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