Catholic leaders desperate to help in the wake of Venezuela’s earthquakes have mobilised an urgent programme for wounded people in an area of Caracas known as ‘Latin America’s largest slum’.
Bishop Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar of Petare told Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that his diocese – where four of the largest hospitals are receiving most of the wounded – has mobilised more than 250 volunteers.
Although this district is densely populated and an area of great destitution, solid rock foundations mean there were no deaths or injuries, so the region has been deemed safe for people to receive help.
