US diaspora groups mobilize aid after earthquakes, floods in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela

A series of severe natural disasters has struck three countries in 2026, leaving tens of thousands dead and many more injured. Earthquakes in Venezuela and Colombia, followed by catastrophic floods and mudslides in Nepal, have caused widespread loss of life, left countless individuals missing, and devastated residential areas across the affected regions.

Preliminary assessments indicate that the earthquakes in Venezuela and Colombia each registered magnitudes above 7.0, triggering building collapses and landslides that destroyed entire neighborhoods. In Nepal, unprecedented monsoon rains led to flash floods and mudslides that swept through valleys, damaging or destroying hundreds of thousands of homes. Emergency services and humanitarian organizations are coordinating rescue and relief operations, while authorities continue to compile casualty figures and search for missing persons.