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A rescue worker wearing an ISAR vest in front of a collapsed building in Caracas, Venezuela.
27 June 2026

Venezuela: ISAR Germany team on the ground, first aid supplies on their way

The ISAR Germany assessment team is currently in Venezuela, gathering detailed information on the ground about the disaster situation. The destruction is extensive, and the situation in large parts of the affected area remains unclear. Access to the disaster area is also restricted: numerous roads are blocked by traffic, making it difficult to move around the affected area. In addition to... Read more: Article dated 27 June 2026
ISAR Germany sends an advance team to Venezuela
25 June 2026

ISAR Germany sends an advance team to Venezuela

Following the severe earthquakes in Venezuela, we at ISAR Germany are also sending an advance team to the disaster area. The team, consisting of team leader Tim Poluzyn and our Medical Director, Peter Kaup, will arrive in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, early on Friday morning. It forms part of a larger team comprising various European aid organisations, which are assessing the situation on the ground... Read more: Article dated 25 June 2026
ISAR Germany at the Disaster Prevention Day in Neuenburg
18 May 2026

ISAR Germany at the Disaster Prevention Day in Neuenburg

How do rescue dogs work in a rubble field? How do emergency services get into destroyed areas? And how are trapped people rescued after a natural disaster? Around 1,200 schoolchildren received answers to these questions at the Disaster Prevention Day in Neuenburg am Rhein. Organised by the German Red Cross, children and young people from various schools in the region were able to experience first-hand how aid organisations... Read more: Article from 18.05.2026