How Safe Water Rebuilds Lives After Disaster
ACCESSWIRE•04/11/2026•11:30 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤Water Mission systems produced more than 3.8 million liters of safe water
- ➤More than 4 million liters trucked to 59 distribution locations
- ➤69 water storage tanks installed across affected communities
- ➤Safe water reached more than 41,700 people, including 10,800 children
- ➤Nearly 470 people participated in trauma-healing training courses
Expert Statements
Yana, Earthquake survivor at the Hilda Vásquez temporary camp
“Since I arrived at the camp, it has seemed to me a great blessing that Water Mission has allowed us to have clean and safe drinking water, something we do not have here on a consistent basis”
Yana, Earthquake survivor at the Hilda Vásquez temporary camp
“It gives us strength every day to keep fighting against this whole situation.”
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / November 4, 2026 / An Urgent Crisis
When two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela's northern coast just seconds apart, they triggered a humanitarian emergency that devastated communities across La Guaira state. Thousands of people lost their lives, tens of thousands were injured, and many families were displaced from their homes, cut off from essential services, and left without reliable access to safe water.
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