Venezuela: 'An earthquake of this magnitude would have put in difficulty any country on this planet'

Venezuela is reeling from a devastating earthquake whose scale has prompted reflection on humanitarian response capacity worldwide. According to Paolo Cravero, Senior Officer for Communications at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, an earthquake of this magnitude would overwhelm the emergency systems of virtually any nation on Earth. The crisis underscores both the immense human toll of natural disasters and the critical need for coordinated international humanitarian aid.

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