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“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 […]

UN sets up three field hospitals in La Guaira as 23 countries support rescue operations

June 30, 2026June 30, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal. — The United Nations System in Venezuela has deployed emergency medical infrastructure along the country’s central coast to address the health crisis caused by last Wednesday’s twin earthquakes. The operation comes as international rescue teams continue arriving to search collapsed structures for survivors. UN Resident Coordinator in Venezuela Gianluca Rampolla told EFE […]