Boat carrying supplies for NGO World Vision sank in Delta Amacuro
On Wednesday, February 11, a boat carrying World Vision's supplies for indigenous communities in Delta Amacuro sank.
TL;DR
- A boat carrying supplies for World Vision sank on February 11 in Delta Amacuro.
- The vessel was transporting six tons of food for approximately 200 families and students in indigenous communities.
- No casualties were reported, but the entire cargo was lost.
- World Vision operates as an implementing partner of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Venezuela.
- WFP is investigating the cause of the incident and arranging for replacement food supplies.
- The WFP school meal program in Delta Amacuro serves over 200 schools, primarily in indigenous Warao communities, since 2022.
- World Vision has been providing humanitarian aid in Venezuela since 2019.