AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Florida volunteers and U.S. military deliver earthquake relief directly to Venezuelans, bypassing Maduro's regime
Nearly three weeks after twin earthquakes leveled parts of Venezuela, a Florida nonprofit is flying daily planeloads of donated supplies into Caracas, with U.S. soldiers unloading the cargo and not a single box passing through the hands of the Venezuelan government. The operation, run by Global Empowerment Mission out of its warehouses in Doral, Florida, […] The post Florida volunteers and U.S. military deliver earthquake relief directly to Venezuelans, bypassing Maduro's regime appeared first on American Almanac .
Nearly three weeks after twin earthquakes leveled parts of Venezuela, a Florida nonprofit is flying daily planeloads of donated supplies into Caracas, with U.S. soldiers unloading the cargo and not a single box passing through the hands of the Venezuelan government. The operation, run by Global Empowerment Mission out of its warehouses in Doral, Florida, has deployed close to one million pounds of food, water, and hygiene supplies to earthquake-ravaged communities. The U.S. State Department facilitates every shipment. U.S. Marines recently landed an amphibious craft on a Venezuelan beach to distribute care packages to two thousand people lined up for help. It is, by any measure, a remarkable scene: American military boots on Venezuelan…Open