Portuguese aid expected to depart for Venezuela in the coming hours
Portugal is set to send an operational force of 60 personnel to Venezuela, which is expected to depart in the coming hours. There are at least six deaths among the Portuguese community. The new toll released overnight indicates 235 deaths following two strong earthquakes. We are following the situation minute by minute.
Update: Death toll of Portuguese citizens in Venezuela rises to 28
The number of Portuguese citizens and those of Portuguese descent killed in the earthquakes has risen to 28, with 85 individuals reported missing or unreachable. The total death toll in Venezuela has now reached 589.
