Over 770 buildings damaged or destroyed by earthquake in Venezuela

Venezuela earthquakes shatter windows in Caracas

Windows shattered and people were seen running out of a compound when Caracas was hit by two of the biggest earthquakes in Latin America's modern history. The government estimated hundreds of people are still trapped and missing on top ‌of 589 confirmed fatalities and 2,980 injuries. #venezuela #caracas #earthquake #southamerica #disaster

Venezuela twin quakes death toll is nearly 1,000 and over 50,000 are missing

A heavily damaged apartment building is seen in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state – one of the worst hit areas after the earthquakes. © Juan Barreto, AFP Nearly 1,000 people have died and tens of thousands were reported missing on Friday as a result of the devastating twin earthquakes that shook Venezuela. International rescue []

Venezuelan Acting President Inspects Caracas Housing Reconstruction

The Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodriguez reported that 186 buildings and 8,515 homes, are already being intervened, and that the post-earthquake recovery is leveraged in activating 10 strategic engines of the Economic Agenda. During her official address, the Acting President Delcy Rodriguez emphasized the critical importance of fostering social fraternity and collective solidarity during the []

Venezuela quakes damaged or destroyed 58,000 buildings: NASA

Over 58,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed in the powerful twin earthquakes that hit Venezuela last week, according to a preliminary satellite assessment released by NASA. So...

Socialism kills

From the U.K. Daily Mail, Venezuela earthquake rescuers discover collapsed buildings were ‘held up by STYROFOAM’ as catastrophic death toll reaches 1,430. Styrofoam. Not concrete. The Daily Mail reports, In the video, a man can be seen recording himself pulling away pieces of what appears to be collapsed walls with just his hand. The outside of the wall has a thin layer of concrete, while the inside is clearly Styrofoam