Venezuela: When Your Enemy Is Buried Under the Rubble

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.

LIVE: Rescue crews search for quake survivors in Venezuela

The scene in Caracas where volunteer paramedics and foreign rescue teams dig through the rubble after two back-to-back earthquakes killed more than 2,000 people. #venezuela #caracas #rescue #earthquake #environment #emergency #search Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/

US rescue crew helps find victims in Venezuela

CNN’s Stefano Pozzebon reports from Venezuela’s coastal state of La Guaira, where rescue teams and first responders are searching for people missing under the rubble.

These homes rose out of Venezuela’s socialist revolution. Now they’re rubble.

In the absence of government help, ordinary Venezuelans dug barehanded through the rubble of the week’s earthquakes for loved ones.

Venezuela earthquakes live: Many casualties expected after buildings collapse

What’s happening? Rescuers search for victims in a collapsed building following an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela, on Thursday. Photo: Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Image President Delcy Rodriguez after two strong earthquakes and nearly two dozen aftershocks collapsed buildings in Caracas and elsewhere. Rodriguez has been running Venezuela since January, when a U.S. military operation on []

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Venezuelan police officers arrested over alleged looting after earthquakes

Anger at authorities and government grows as local people, volunteers and rescue teams continue search for survivors Four Venezuelan police officers have been arrested and are facing dismissal after being accused of looting cash from the rubble of a building that collapsed during last week’s devastating twin earthquakes.Local people and national and international rescue teams continue to search for survivors in the aftermath of the back-to-back quakes, which have killed almost 2,000 people, injured more than 10,000, and left tens of thousands missing. Continue reading...

Venezuela Earthquake: Angry Citizens Warn Government Inaction Is Killing Trapped Victims

Six days after catastrophic twin earthquakes decimated coastal towns in Venezuela, furious citizens are digging through mountain ruins with their bare hands while accusing negligent authorities of delaying critical rescue operations.

In Venezuela, hope of finding survivors after earthquakes gives way to mourning

After the twin earthquakes of June 24, the chances of finding anyone alive beneath the rubble are now extremely slim. Amid the devastated landscape, Venezuelan photographer Alejandro Cegarra documented for Le Monde the search efforts taking place in the ruins and how Venezuelan society has organized itself in the wake of the disaster.

Powerful twin earthquakes kill at least 188 people, injure 1,520 in Venezuela

Dozens of buildings have collapsed in the capital, Caracas, and the airport roof has caved in, according to official reports. The number of casualties is expected to rise. The government has declared a state of emergency

68,900 mangsa gempa bumi hilang di Venezuela

CARACAS: Pasukan penyelamat bertungkus lumus bagi mencari mangsa-mangsa gempa bumi di negeri La Guaira, Venezuela, dengan angka korban mening­kat mendadak kepada lebih 1,400 orang. Keluarga mangsa melaporkan sekurang-kurangnya 68,900 orang masih hilang pada Sabtu, tiga hari selepas dua gempa bumi kuat berukuran 7.2 dan 7.5 magnitud melanda negara Amerika Selatan itu. Penduduk Venezuela yang mencari ... Read more The post 68,900 mangsa gempa bumi hilang di Venezuela appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

These homes rose out of Venezuela’s socialist revolution. Now, they’re rubble

Venezuelans are digging barehanded through mountains of concrete and debris from last week’s earthquakes for loved ones.

Venezuela's powerful quake: Surveillance captures critical life-or-death seconds

Deadly Venezuela quake: Violent shaking rips walls apart, residents flee seconds ahead of building collapses. #Trending

As quake rescue effort winds down, Venezuelans are left alone to recover their dead

Venezuelans are digging through earthquake rubble with their bare hands to recover loved ones as international rescue teams depart and anger rises over the government’s response

Tens of thousands still missing following catastrophic earthquakes in Venezuela

​Venezuelan rescue teams are working through the day and night searching the rubble of buildings for survivors. More than 900 people are dead, and at least 50,000 are reportedly missing after two earthquakes struck near Venezuela’s capital of Caracas.

Neighbors dig through Venezuela rubble to search for loved ones after 2 deadly earthquakes

In cities across northern Venezuela, neighbors were helping each other dig through the rubble from back-to-back earthquakes

Drone video shows Venezuelans retrieving bodies from rubble 10 days after earthquakes

Ten days after two earthquakes shook Venezuela, families across the devastated north-central coast are still clawing through mountains of pulverized concrete with their bare hands to locate thousands of relatives missing in the ruins. (AP Video shot by Fernanda Pesce) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

'Mama, I don’t want to die': 60 hours under Venezuelan earthquake rubble

'Mama, I don’t want to die': 60 hours under Venezuelan earthquake rubble

Mexico’s volunteer ‘mole’ rescuers race to save lives after Venezuela’s twin earthquakes

Members of Mexico's Topos Azteca brigade are tunneling through rubble in Venezuela after devastating quakes, continuing a four-decade tradition of volunteer rescue work across the globe. The post Mexico’s volunteer ‘mole’ rescuers race to save lives after Venezuela’s twin earthquakes appeared first on Mexico News Daily

Photos: See Venezuela destruction after earthquakes

The earthquakes were Venezuela's largest in over a century.

Venezuelans search more earthquake ruins as aftershock rattles rescuers in disaster zone

With the window for finding survivors shrinking fast, Venezuelans combed through more ruins of buildings toppled by last week’s devastating back-to-back earthquakes Meanwhile, a 4.6 magnitude aftershock rumbled through the disaster zone in the northern state of La Guaira.

"Utter Devastation": Thousands Feared Dead in Venezuela After Double Earthquakes

Thousands are feared dead in Venezuela after back-to-back powerful earthquakes struck the country Wednesday evening, collapsing buildings in the capital Caracas and surrounding areas. Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has declared a state of emergency as rescue workers frantically search for survivors in the rubble of “dozens” of collapsed buildings. Historian Alejandro Velasco, who has family in Venezuela, reports that “many Venezuelans abroad are trying to get in touch with their loved ones in Venezuela and are having a hard time doing so.” The current death toll is at 164, with 1,000 people injured, but the U.S. Geological Survey warns there’s a high chance the death toll could rise into the tens of thousands — or even top 100,000.

Venezuela earthquake leaves 1,700 dead, thousands homeless

With the window for finding survivors shrinking fast, Venezuelans combed Monday through more ruins of buildings toppled by last week’s powerful back-to-back earthquakes, and attention turned to the country’s humanitarian crisis that could persist for years. Relief organizations say the first 72 hours after a natural disaster is the most crucial time period for rescues, []

Rescuers find more bodies under rubble as Venezuela death toll rises

International and local emergency teams are continuing to recover the bodies of victims under the rubble of collapsed buildings following Venezuela's twin earthquakes. Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi is in La Guaira, where thousands are still missing. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile

Crucial window for rescuing survivors narrows as Venezuela enters third day after deadly twin quakes

The situation has grown more desperate by the hour in Venezuela as people dig through the rubble of collapsed homes and apartment buildings.

Trapped Women and Baby Rescued From Rubble in Venezuela

Footage shows emergency response teams from the United States, Ecuador, and Italy taking part in search and rescue operations in Venezuela, rescuing two women and a baby from the rubble. #Venezuela

Venezuela, Cuba, Iran and the World Cup

(please share) View this email in your browser Return Venezuela’s Stolen Wealth for Full Quake Recovery Please join leading organizers from many organizations, well-known activists and writers. Sign our statement which is posted in both English and Español. We extend our full solidarity and condolences to the Venezuelan people [] The post Venezuela, Cuba, Iran and the World Cup first appeared on Attack the System.