Officials report 1,943 dead, 10,571 injured and more than 40,600 unaccounted for as rescue teams and medical staff race to contain a growing public health emergency.Hospitals in Caracas and other hard‑hit areas are damaged and face shortages of orthopedic plates and screws, medicated gauze and reliable water supplies, shifting the response from trauma care to infection prevention, medical staff including Eugenio Cova warn.More than two dozen countries have deployed foreign rescuers who are operating alongside 26,121 Venezuelan personnel and thousands of volunteers, while United Nations agencies prepare assistance and satellite analysis estimates $6.7B in physical damage.Civil society groups and Venezuelan communities in the US are organizing donations and online registries, but volunteers report bureaucratic obstacles moving aid into affected neighborhoods even as the US increases its relief presence.