The Daily Journal.— On Saturday, Venezuelan authorities raised the death toll to 1,430 and the number of injured to 3,238 following the two earthquakes registered on June 24. Meanwhile, search and rescue operations continue amidst hundreds of aftershocks and a growing mobilization of international aid. The President of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, noted that […]
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Julio A. López, Editor in Chief.- Millions of Venezuelans received earthquake warnings on their Android phones seconds before two powerful earthquakes struck north-central Venezuela, in one of Google’s strongest demonstrations yet of its global earthquake early warning system. Although Venezuela does not have a national earthquake early warning network, the Android Earthquake Alerts system detected […]
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The Daily Journal.— Interior, Justice, and Peace Minister Diosdado Cabello announced a complete restriction on vehicle and pedestrian access to La Guaira state beginning at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, June 26. Cabello said authorities adopted the measure because severe traffic congestion has overwhelmed the routes leading to the coastal state. According to the minister, the […]
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Julio A. López, Editor-in-Chief.— Several companies in the energy sector have begun moving heavy equipment and specialized personnel into the areas devastated by the earthquakes that struck Venezuela, joining the search, rescue, and recovery effort. The Daily Journal has obtained internal emails ordering an immediate review of equipment availability, the reactivation of existing contracts, and […]
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The Daily Journal.— The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has received preliminary reports suggesting that as many as 50,000 people may remain missing following the two earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela on Wednesday. The agency stressed that this figure does not represent an official count. However, it differs significantly from […]
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The Daily Journal.— National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez updated the official assessment of the damage caused by the powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24. He reported 920 confirmed deaths, 3,360 people injured or otherwise affected, and more than 4,000 people displaced. La Guaira state has suffered the most extensive material damage. Authorities have […]
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The Daily Journal.— The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) approved a $15 million allocation from the organization’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). The funding will directly strengthen relief operations for people affected by the two earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 that struck northern Venezuela. U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher […]
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EFE.— The United Kingdom announced on Friday that it will provide £2 million (€2.3 million) in humanitarian assistance to Venezuela and deploy a search-and-rescue team to support relief efforts after Wednesday’s twin earthquakes, which have claimed at least 920 lives and injured 3,360 people. The British government unveiled the humanitarian aid package in a statement […]
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AFP.— Players, officials, and fans observed moments of silence before Friday’s World Cup matches to honor the victims of the deadly earthquakes that struck Venezuela earlier this week. Both the France–Norway and Senegal–Iraq matches—the first two of six games on Friday’s World Cup schedule—began with the tribute. Stadium announcers in Foxborough, near Boston, and Toronto […]
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Diviana Márquez.— While the thick dust from the magnitude 7.5 and 7.2 earthquakes still clouds the sky and weighs heavily on the hearts of millions of Venezuelans, the sound of aircraft engines tells a different story on the runways. In the early hours of Friday morning, the sky carried no storms, only the reflection of […]
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