A month after the earthquakes, the Red Cross remains active in the area. The main health threats are no longer from rubble, but from precarious living conditions of displaced families. These families often lack guaranteed access to clean water and live in overcrowded shelters with inadequate sanitation facilities.

Health problems are emerging due to poor hygiene and water scarcity. Joint teams from the Spanish and Venezuelan Red Cross are conducting assessments to anticipate health risks and detect respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases early. Further details on the situation and the Red Cross efforts are available from the source.