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Mexico, Venezuela Send Humanitarian Aid to Haiti After Deadly Earthquake

© REUTERS / SIDNEY MARCELINDamage is seen in an area after a major earthquake struck southwestern Haiti, in Latiboliere, Jeremie, Haiti August 14, 2021, in this still image obtained from video
Damage is seen in an area after a major earthquake struck southwestern Haiti, in Latiboliere, Jeremie, Haiti August 14, 2021, in this still image obtained from video - Sputnik International, 1920, 16.08.2021
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MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) - Mexican and Venezuelan authorities announced on 16 August sending shipments of medical supplies and basic necessities as a humanitarian aid to earthquake-hit Haiti.
“The first batch of medical supplies, equipment and basic necessities has been sent to Haiti as an aid from Mexico as instructed by President Lopes Obrador,” Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard wrote on Twitter.
Soldiers and members of a rescue and protection team clean debris from a house after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti August 15, 2021 - Sputnik International, 1920, 15.08.2021
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Death Toll From Haiti Earthquake Rises to 1,297, At Least 5,800 Said to Be Injured
The United Nations pledged to allocate $8 billion to support Haiti, while the United States sent rescuers to the country as part of its United States Agency for International Development (USAID) programme.
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Haiti on 14August, leaving 1,297 people dead and over 5,700 injured.
 
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