The International Organization for Migration warned on July 17, 2026, that a potentially strong El Niño climate pattern could deepen the hardship facing thousands of people still displaced by earthquakes in Venezuela.
United Nations News reported that the displacement has stretched across roughly three weeks since the earthquakes struck. The IOM said conditions for those affected are already dire, and that a developing El Niño could deteriorate the situation further.
The agency did not specify the total number of displaced people beyond characterizing them as thousands.