Milei puts 'differences' aside, sends help to Venezuela after quakes

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.

Venezuela Earthquakes: U.S. Sanctions Impede Rescue Efforts as Death Toll Soars

The death toll from twin earthquakes that hit Venezuela Wednesday night is expected to reach into the thousands as rescuers continue to search for bodies trapped in the rubble. Hospitals are rapidly reaching a breaking point, and thousands of survivors have been left homeless. Reporter Andreína Chávez’s building was one of the countless residences in Venezuela’s capital Caracas and its surrounding region that were damaged by the massive quakes. Chávez was on the street when the earthquakes struck, and says she “saw at least three buildings partially collapse right in front of [her].” As Venezuelans band together to find survivors, the country is calling for international support and resources to step up critical rescue and recovery efforts. “We weren’t prepared for a disaster of this magnitude,” says Chávez. “Venezuela is a country that has been under U.S. sanctions as well as a country that has an infrastructure that is very deteriorated. We have public services that are very deteriorated, and all of that has been something that has really added to this tragedy.”

Venezuelan earthquakes test Trump’s new western hemisphere policy after gutting of USAID

Marco Rubio is scrambling to provide effective disaster response to country whose president US deposed in JanuaryThis week’s dual earthquakes in Venezuela are a test for the new era of American power in the western hemisphere, as the Trump administration scrambles to provide an effective disaster response mission to a country that it now calls an ally in Latin America, after a US special forces raid in January deposed the country’s strongman leader, Nicolás Maduro.The US is marshalling what secretary of state Marco Rubio called a “big, fast, effective” and “whole-of-government” response as the state department sent three specialised urban search and rescue teams and pledged a 150m assistance fund that one former disaster relief expert called the largest he had seen within 24 hours of an incident. Continue reading...

Disaster Capitalism In Haiti Gives A Glimpse Into Imperialist Shock Doctrine

Jacqueline Luqman, Black Agenda Report. That Could Rattle Venezuela Long After The Earthquakes. The U.S. has attacked Venezuela through various means for decades and kidnapped President Maduro but is now claiming to assist with earthquake relief. If it’s role in Haiti is any guide, that so-called aid from the U.S. is a Trojan Horse bringing more []

Rubio details US aid going to Venezuela after devastating earthquakes

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the United States and other countries are sending aid and assisting with search-and-rescue operations in Venezuela, following devastating earthquakes. “The airport is badly damaged, so we’ll have to rely on the Department of War to deploy assets there … we’re also helping them with some overhead imagery,” Mr Rubio said. “Multiple countries around the region, including Chile and others, have reached out to us.”