BDF emergency medical team deployed to Venezuela

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August 13, 2026

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Members of the Barbados Defence Force’s Emergency Medical Team have been deployed to Venezuela to continue the country’s assistance to those affected by the recent earthquakes there.

The latest figure has the death toll at over six thousand, and over 73-thousand required treatment in hospitals.

The contingent departed from the Grantley Adams International Airport yesterday.

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