00:00The government has announced it's sending £2 million in emergency aid after devastating earthquakes struck Venezuela,
00:07killing hundreds of people and leaving thousands more injured.
00:11Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says the funding will help get search and rescue teams on the ground
00:16and will support urgent assessments of the damage.
00:20The government says it's also working alongside international partners,
00:24including the United States of America, Canada and the United Nations, to coordinate the response.
00:31Officials say all UK staff in Venezuela are safe, with no reports of British nationals caught up in the disaster.
00:38The number of people killed and injured is still expected to rise.
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