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US ‘immediately deploying’ rescuers to Venezuela after quakes: Rubio

Marco Rubio promises 'big, fast, effective' US response to Venezuela earthquake
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The United States is “immediately deploying” rescuers and aid to Venezuela after the country was hit by two massive earthquakes that killed at least 32 people, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday.

“America stands with the Venezuelan people during this difficult time and at the direction of President Trump, the State Department is immediately deploying search and rescue teams, medical resources, and humanitarian assistance to Venezuela,” Rubio wrote on X.

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