Watch: Most of Venezuela’s cities rally to help after earthquake

Members of the Venezuelan diaspora gathered in Doral, Florida on Wednesday to collect aid for the country after it was hit by two earthquakes.

Simon Pena donates drinking water as he continues to wait for news of missing loved ones.

“I want to help as much as possible and do everything we can from here,” he told BBC Mundo.

More than 40% of Doral’s residents are of Venezuelan descent, the largest concentration in the US. Maduro in 2011 After taking power in 2013, many fled the country’s economic crisis and instability, while others fled his predecessor, Hugo Chavez.

Video by Jose Rodero and Aylen Oliva.