The Venezuelan Government Friday dispatched a second shipment of humanitarian aid to Bolivia, including helicopters, water pumps, children food, as well as doctors and rescuers to help the victims of the heavy rains that have left 40 people dead and 350,000 homeless.
 
Venezuelan Minister of the Interior and Justice Pedro Carreño said Venezuela dispatched for Bolivia a Hercules C-130 airplane carrying rescuers, 10 doctors, tents, blankets, water pumps, food, medicines, children clothes and bedclothes.

Together with the Venezuelan shipment, two Cuban airplanes with cargo capacity of 10 and 20 tons departed from Maiquetía international airport, near Caracas, Carreño said.

Venezuela also dispatched "two France-made helicopters we are donating to Bolivia," the official told reporters at the airport.

Carreño said a third shipment of humanitarian aid to Bolivia would be dispatched next March 4th.

President Hugo Chávez late Thursday said Venezuelan aid to Bolivia amounts to USD 15 million.