Turkey opened a drinking water treatment plant in the tent city it established for earthquake victims in Venezuela.
The ceremony held at the AFAD tent city in La Guaira was attended by Turkey's Ambassador to Caracas Naci Aydan Karamanoğlu, the Deputy Governor of La Guaira, local officials and disaster victims.
The facility, established by the World Turkish Business Council (DTİK), has a daily capacity of 18,000 liters. Ambassador Karamanoğlu distributed 300 carboys of water to the disaster victims at the ceremony.
The plant will supply clean drinking water to the tent city, which houses approximately 600 people in 275 tents, and the surrounding areas.

In his speech, Ambassador Karamanoğlu noted that the greatest need of families in the region is clean drinking water, and said: "Today, we are very happy to put into service the water treatment plant that will provide access to clean drinking water for the entire region, especially for families whose homes did not sustain structural damage and are only waiting for repair work, and who are living in tents during this process."

Zulay Rodriguez from the Brisas de Maiquetia community thanked Turkey, saying: "We express our gratitude to our friends from Turkey, who brought us this facility that provides our neighborhood with clean drinking water. Thank you, Turkish brothers and sisters."
The number of people killed in the two major earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 was announced as 5,546.