During the evacuation of survivors of the Vargas tragedy , when torrential rains and the flash floods and debris flows in the Vargas State in 2000 killed tens of thousands of people and destroyed thousands of homes , a disaster relief team from the United States headed up by New Mexico State Senator Joseph Carraro arrived with a medical team and supplies to assess the damage and help those who were displaced . Contact was made with Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico to determine any radioactive activity included in debris field . Water purification and sleeping units were provided
Vargas tragedy
Vargas tragedy
United States–Venezuela relations