Venezuela
Earthquake
Appeal
Venezuela
Earthquake Appeal
Two catastrophic earthquakes have hit Venezuela. Buildings were reduced to rubble in minutes. Now the survivors urgently need support. Please donate now.
Volunteers search for survivors in a collapsed building following the twin earthquakes in La Guaira state, Venezuela. Photo: Federico Parra / AFP via Getty Images
Key facts
1,700 people
killed in the earthquake with the death toll rising, and thousands missing or injured
£2 million
The UK Government will match donations to this appeal pound-for-pound, up to £2m
The earthquakes struck within seconds of each other. The scale of destruction is huge. Hundreds of people have been killed and the death toll continues to rise.
Thousands of people are injured, and the country’s hospitals are under extreme pressure.
The UN estimates that millions of people have been affected, with more than two million in the worst impacted areas.
Families are sleeping in makeshift tents on the street, with little protection from the heat and rain. Power lines and roads have been destroyed, and people are cut off from essential supplies.
How can I help people in Venezuela?
DEC charities are working with their local partners to reach people with emergency shelter, food, water and medical care.
- £10 could provide essential hygiene supplies to a family to prevent illness
- £50 could help provide emergency food support to two families for a week
- £100 could provide shelter kits for six families whose homes have been destroyed
Your support can be a lifeline for families affected by this devastating disaster.
Donate now and the UK Government will match donations to the Venezuela Earthquake Appeal fund pound-for-pound up to £2 million, through its UK Aid Match scheme.
All donations will go to the DEC Venezuela Earthquake Appeal. Income earned on funds held (such as bank interest) may be used to fund the whole of the DEC's work.