The first US military aircraft arrived with the aid of humanitarian aid to Venezuela – 16/02/2019

The first of three US military planes left Saturday the base of the Homestead Air Force in Florida with tons of humanitarian aid at Venezuela's border with ColombiaWhile in Caracas, thousands of people gathered to volunteer on the opposition's plan to help for one week, in defiance of the government.

This is the first shipment of aid to Venezuela by C-17 military freighters. They carry hundreds of cardboard boxes bearing the label of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID for its acronym in English). According to US diplomatic sources, a total of three C-17 planes are scheduled to reach Cucuta, the main border crossing between Colombia and Venezuela, on Saturday.

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"We are responding today to President Guaidó's call," said Acting Assistant Secretary of the US State Department's Office of Western Affairs, Julie Chung, about the demand for 39, humanitarian aid formulated by the Leader of the Opposition. Juan Guaidó, who proclaimed himself interim president of Venezuela almost a month ago.

"We urge others to join this advocacy effort for Venezuela," said Chung.

The total cargo of 180 metric tons of badistance goes to the border town of Colombia, Cucuta, where it already exists. a storage center that stores tons of boxes of emergency supplies carrying the American flag waiting to be delivered to Venezuela.

The boxes contain hygiene supplies and badistance for some 25,000 people, as well as small packages of energy biscuits and protein biscuits to feed some 3,500 malnourished children, the US government said.

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The delivery of the aircraft took place after Guaidó, president of the National Assembly (Parliament) of Venezuela, announced the opening of the fourth collection center for humanitarian aid in Miami.

At the cry of "yes, you can," several thousand doctors, nurses, other professionals and housewives, dressed in white T-shirts and carrying Venezuelan flags on their backs, went Saturday in the car parks of the Venezuelan newspaper. El Nacional. of the capital, to integrate to the aid plan in which more than 600 000 volunteers have already registered, according to the calculations of the opponents.

Until now, it has not been reported how Venezuelan soil will benefit from international aid. President Nicolás Maduro has ruled out allowing food deliveries to enter and drugs, alleging that they are contaminated and carcinogenic, although he has not presented evidence.

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In an interview with The Associated Press, the president said that any plane, boat or truck that brings a product must comply with the rules and apply for a sanitary license. "Anyone who does not ask for it simply can not enter the country peacefully and legally," he added.

Guaidó, who declared himself interim president of Venezuela, tweeted Friday night that the center of Miami would be used so that the thousands of Venezuelans living abroad can join the initiative promoted by the National Assembly, with a majority of the opposition, with support from the United States, Colombia, Brazil and several European countries.

The new storage center in South Florida joins the other three located in the Colombian city of Cucuta, the Brazilian city of Roraima and the Caribbean island of Curacao.

Source: AP

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