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The painful wait in La Guaira: 38 children and teenagers remain unidentified

July 25, 2026July 25, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal — One month after the twin earthquakes struck Venezuela’s central coast, the human tragedy continues to reveal its most heartbreaking consequences. Countless families keep searching morgues and medical centers, hoping—and fearing—to find their missing children. Amid this grim reality, Venezuela’s National Service of Forensic Medicine and Sciences (Senamecf) announced that 38 bodies […]

Archdiocese of Caracas confirms structural damage in 19% of its churches

July 24, 2026July 24, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal — The Archdiocese of Caracas announced Wednesday during a press conference that 19% of the churches inspected across the metropolitan area have sustained significant structural damage as a result of the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24. The technical assessment, conducted jointly with the College of Engineers of Venezuela (CIV), […]

Organizations call for independent inspection of prisons after earthquakes

July 23, 2026July 23, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal — A coalition of relatives of political prisoners and national and international human rights organizations has called on the Venezuelan government to allow an independent, transparent, and technical assessment of detention facilities that may have suffered damage during the June 24 earthquakes. The groups warned that conditions inside the prisons could place […]

The algorithms of loving thy neighbor: How long can solidarity with earthquake victims last?

July 23, 2026July 23, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

By Óscar Reyes Matute Becoming an influencer by explaining mathematics sounds almost impossible. Hannah Fry has managed to do it. If you teach at the University of Cambridge, deliver TED Talks, anchor programs for the BBC, and possess undeniable charisma, you have already won half the battle. But if your favorite subject happens to be […]

UN: Hunger affected 645 million people in 2025

July 22, 2026July 22, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal — Global hunger declined slightly in 2025, affecting 645 million people, or 7.8% of the world’s population, according to The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI 2026), an annual report that several United Nations agencies presented Tuesday in Rome. The report highlights steady progress in Latin America and […]

Medical Federation calls for epidemiological surveillance after fatal cases in Barinas

July 22, 2026July 22, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal — The Venezuelan Medical Federation (FMV) has urged the national government to take immediate action as a highly lethal disease spreads rapidly and claims several lives in the states of Barinas and Anzoátegui. In a statement signed by FMV President Douglas León Natera and Secretary General Rafael Belmonte, the federation’s leadership endorsed […]

“Welcome to tent city”: Life inside the emergency shelters

July 17, 2026July 17, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

AFP. — “Welcome to Tent City,” reads a sign next to a Venezuelan flag at the entrance to a camp for earthquake survivors in the devastated state of La Guaira. Having accepted that the wait will be long, families are beginning to organize their lives inside tents at this improvised shelter in La Guaira, ground […]

European Commission plans additional €20 million in humanitarian aid for Venezuela

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

EFE. — The European Commission plans to allocate up to €20 million in additional humanitarian aid to Venezuela following the twin earthquakes that struck the country on June 24. The latest official figures report 4,734 deaths and 16,740 injuries. The European Union’s executive body announced on Wednesday that it will allocate the first €10 million […]

More than 226 tons of humanitarian aid arrive in a single day

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

Xinhua. — Venezuela received more than 226 tons of humanitarian aid on Tuesday from the Caribbean, Eurasia, and the Middle East, highlighting the geopolitical diversity of the international response to the earthquakes that devastated the country’s central coast on June 24. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez personally received three of the four shipments and led a […]

“The people of La Guaira don’t want to be spectators to the government’s decisions”

July 14, 2026July 14, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

Voces 101.5 FM has continued broadcasting from the disaster zones, explains its president, José Félix Varela By Vanessa Davies Giving a voice to those who lost loved ones and their homes in the June 24 earthquakes in La Guaira has become the new mission of Voces 101.5 FM. Its president, José Félix Varela, decided to […]