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On June 24, two strong earthquakes<\/strong> struck major cities in Venezuela<\/strong>. Br. Antonio Reyes, OFM Custodian of Venezuela, explains that the friars throughout the country are all safe and are offering immediate assistance<\/strong> by coordinating with local authorities to address the urgent needs arising from an event that has already caused more than 2,500 deaths and 12,500 injuries<\/strong>, although these numbers are expected to rise day by day. <\/span><\/p>\n Brother Antonio explains that rescue operations are difficult<\/strong> and are often carried out using rudimentary methods due to a shortage of resources, personnel, and equipment. The collapse of key infrastructure has, in fact, made every rescue operation particularly challenging. <\/span><\/p>\n The friars have opened the undamaged facilities to provide shelter. The school run by the friars in Caracas is taking in displaced people<\/strong>, and the friars themselves are cooking all day to provide meals<\/strong> for those who have lost everything; for days now, they have been offering all the support they can. <\/span><\/p>\n The Order of Friars Minor<\/strong>, through the OFM Fraternitas Foundation, has launched a fundraising campaign to support their efforts and alleviate the suffering of the Venezuelan people.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_text=”Donate now” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” button_alignment=”center” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#F8F9FA” button_bg_color=”#B7172E” button_bg_enable_color=”on” button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”10px” button_url=”https:\/\/dona.ofmfraternitas.org\/eng\/venezuela-earthquake-2026\/” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_gallery _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” gallery_ids=”6416,6417,6418,6419,6420,6421″ posts_number=”6″ show_title_and_caption=”off” show_pagination=”off” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_gallery][et_pb_button button_text=”Donate now” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” button_alignment=”center” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#F8F9FA” button_bg_color=”#B7172E” button_bg_enable_color=”on” button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”10px” button_url=”https:\/\/dona.ofmfraternitas.org\/eng\/venezuela-earthquake-2026\/” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The situation in Venezuela is catastrophic, and the friars in the country are doing everything they can to help those who have lost everything in the earthquake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6422,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[236,271],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-emergencies","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n