Which countries have pledged aid to Venezuela after powerful earthquakes?

After two devastating earthquakes on Wednesday roiled Venezuela, causing deaths and destruction , rescue efforts and humanitarian aid have been dispatched from all over the world. Countries from across the Americas – including Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, El Salvador, Cuba and the United States – as well as the United Nations, were sending search and rescue teams and humanitarian aid in the aftermath of the quakes. Authorities have raised their estimate of the death toll to 235 people. “To the Venezuelan people, to those whose loved ones are under the rubble, know that we are determined that help gets to you,” said the United Nations’ aid chief, Tom Fletcher. UN-certified rescuers will help search for survivors, Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez said in a televised message. How much damage have the earthquakes in Venezuela caused? A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck about 160km (100 miles) west of Caracas, followed less than a minute later by a magnitude 7.5 tremor, the strongest since 1900, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). Authorities said on Friday that 235 people were confirmed to have been killed, with 4,300 more injured. Jorge Rodriguez, head of Venezuela’s national assembly and brother of interim President Delcy Rodriguez, said that 200 people had been trapped, with 250 buildings damaged or destroyed nationwide. …