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Chinese Venezuelans turn community networks into lifeline after earthquakes
Lutao Cen was swimming off Margarita Island, where he has lived for four decades, when twin earthquakes measuring above magnitude 7 struck northern Venezuela within two minutes. Only after returning to shore did he learn what had happened. Messages flooded his WeChat feed. Friends in Caracas, Valencia and Maracay described buildings collapsing and streets filled with dust. Then came the news he had feared most. A close friend in La Guaira, chairman of the local Chinese association, had been...
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Utusan Malaysia
· Jul 6, 2026
Venezuela tidak akan terjerumus dalam pergolakan sosial
CARACAS: Presiden sementara Venezuela,Delcy Rodriguez, menegaskan negara itu tidak akan terjerumus ke dalam pergolakan sosial susulan dua gempa bumi yang mengorbankan hampir 3,000 nyawa serta menyebabkan ribuan lagi masih hilang. Gegaran, antara bencana gempa bumi paling buruk dalam sejarah Amerika Latin itu, berlaku pada 24 Jun lalu meruntuhkan puluhan bangunan dan menyebabkan ribuan penduduk kehilangan ... Read more The post Venezuela tidak akan terjerumus dalam pergolakan sosial appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.
Latin American Post
· Jul 8, 2026
Venezuela Quakes Shake Prisons as Political Prisoners Face Aftershock Neglect
After Venezuela’s twin earthquakes, relatives say political prisoners are trapped inside damaged facilities, grieving lost family members and eating worse meals, while a battered nation counts thousands dead and confronts a disaster layered atop years of political and economic collapse. The post Venezuela Quakes Shake Prisons as Political Prisoners Face Aftershock Neglect appeared first on LatinAmerican Post.
NaturalNews.com
· Jun 29, 2026
Was foul play involved: Two earthquakes, 40 seconds apart, target Caracas and the coastal state of La Guaira
(NaturalNews) The 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude quakes that recently killed at least 235 people, injured more than 4,300, and destroyed 250 buildings in Caracas and the coa...
TRT World
· Jul 10, 2026
Venezuelan immigrants in US come together for aid efforts
The devastating earthquakes in Venezuela have prompted an immediate response from the international community, including Venezuelan migrant communities around the world. More than seven million Venezuelans have left their homeland in recent years, and they may now play a vital role in the country's long road to recovery. TRT World's Oriana Gonzalez reports.
The Economic Times
· Jun 26, 2026
Foreign nationals among Venezuela quake victims
Foreign nationals among Venezuela quake victims
South China Morning Post
· Jul 5, 2026
Venezuela leader vows ‘no social unrest here’ as earthquakes death toll passes 3,000
Venezuela’s interim president said on Sunday the country would not descend into social unrest after the twin earthquakes which killed more than 3,000 people and left thousands more missing. One of Latin America’s worst earthquake disasters, the June 24 shocks collapsed scores of buildings, leaving thousands homeless, especially in the coastal La Guaira area north of the capital Caracas. “There will be no social unrest here, what we have here is deep social solidarity,” Delcy Rodriguez said...
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Related coverage for "Chinese Venezuelans turn community networks into lifeline after earthquakes": Utusan Malaysia — Venezuela tidak akan terjerumus dalam pergolakan sosial. Latin American Post — Venezuela Quakes Shake Prisons as Political Prisoners Face Aftershock Neglect. NaturalNews.com — Was foul play involved: Two earthquakes, 40 seconds apart, target Caracas and the coastal state of La Guaira. TRT World — Venezuelan immigrants in US come together for aid efforts. The Economic Times — Foreign nationals among Venezuela quake victims . South China Morning Post — Venezuela leader vows ‘no social unrest here’ as earthquakes death toll passes 3,000