Caritas Venezuela adds recovery component to ongoing relief efforts

In the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes that struck the country, Caritas Venezuela, the social services arm of the Catholic Church in Venezuela, issued an updated bulletin in which it noted that, at this stage, “the immediate emergency begins to overlap with the first steps toward recovery.” The organization continues to maintain field operations, particularly in the coastal city of La Guaira, where the destruction is overwhelming.In total, Caritas Venezuela reported that it has received over 19,000 tons of aid,…