Venezuela: 188 dead in devastating, back-to-back earthquakes
06/25/2026 June 25, 2026 Chilean President Kast calls Rodriguez, says rescuers en route Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast said he had spoken to Venezuela's Acting
06/25/2026 June 25, 2026 Chilean President Kast calls Rodriguez, says rescuers en route Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast said he had spoken to Venezuela's Acting Presdient Delcy Rodriguez "to convey to her Chile's solidarity in the difficult times facing the Venezuelan people." He pledged aid and personnel to assist in rescue efforts.
"We are managing the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid and the deployment of rescue teams to address the earthquake emergency," Kast wrote. Kast's right-wing government and its predecessors had very strained ties to the administration of former President Nicolas Maduro in recent years.
Like much of the West, Chile did not recognize Maduro as the rightful winner of 2024's presidential elections. Both countries closed their respective embassies thereafter.
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