Indian assistance sent under Operation Amistad has reached Venezuela. In a social media post, External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar expressed confidence that the Field Hospital Unit, relief supplies, medicines and medical equipment will bolster ongoing post-earthquake relief efforts in the country.

India had launched Operation Amistad on Friday in response to devastating earthquakes in Venezuela that caused extensive loss of life, injuries and widespread destruction. Two Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft had departed for Venezuela, carrying humanitarian relief supplies and a 41-member rescue team to assist the ongoing relief and rescue efforts.

The relief consignment included a self-reliant Indian medical task force, an Indian Army Field Hospital unit with HADR pallets and medicines, 30 tonnes of relief supplies, 6 tonnes of medicines and medical equipment and two BHISHM cube portable hospitals.

The 41-member team, comprising experienced rescue personnel and medical professionals, will work closely with the Venezuelan authorities in search and rescue operations, emergency medical care and humanitarian relief efforts in the affected areas.