Support survivors of Venezuela earthquakes and other patients globally

On June 24, 2026, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Venezuela, followed by a second quake of 7.5 magnitude less than a minute later. As of Saturday, June 27, 2026, more than 302 aftershocks have been recorded, and seismic risk remains high. According to local authorities, there are already at least 1,430 confirmed dead, and another 3,238 have been injured, with fears of many more casualties.

More than 2,000 rescue workers from 27 countries have been deployed to Venezuela to search and rescue people stuck under the rubble. Isolated rescues of survivors are still being reported, however, the likelihood of finding additional survivors is decreasing rapidly with every passing hour. More than 1,500 buildings—predominantly residential—have reportedly been damaged, generating thousands of new Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams quickly mobilized to prepare and distribute emergency medical kits. To date, eight hospitals in Caracas and La Guaira have received supplies covering the treatment needs of approximately 3,500 patients. As the only operational international non-governmental organization present during the first hours following the disaster, MSF was able to fill critical supply gaps when hospitals had exhausted their emergency stocks.

In addition to these emergency response efforts, MSF provides essential healthcare in the Delta Amacuro and Anzoátegui regions of Venezuela, where hospitals across the country lack staff, supplies, and basic services. Our services include offering basic health care, as well as sexual and reproductive health consultations, covering pre- and postnatal care, family planning, and treatment for victims and survivors of sexual violence.

MSF remains committed to providing lifesaving care for all our patients in over 75 countries around the world. MSF USA takes no government funding and relies on unrestricted funds from private donors like you. This means that when an emergency strikes, we don't have to write grants or face red tape and restrictions before we respond—we can act fast and start saving lives immediately.