Why is finding a loved one’s body so important for grieving families? “Finding the body means you can bury it and have a place to visit,” emphasizes paramedic Emili Quintero, who is stationed in Playa Grande. By Vanessa Davies Some people choose to carry heavy crosses. Emili Quintero appears to be one of them. A […]
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EFE — Tom Fletcher, the United Nations’ humanitarian chief, told EFE on Wednesday that governments should ease sanctions on Venezuela to ensure they do not hinder humanitarian assistance or the country’s recovery efforts following the twin earthquakes. “It is always important for us to have humanitarian exemptions so that nothing required for humanitarian support falls […]
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The Daily Journal.— During an international press conference, a Mexican journalist asked Venezuelan authorities about allegations of structural deficiencies in homes delivered under housing programs launched during the administration of former president Hugo Chávez following the damage caused by the June 24 earthquakes. The reporter cited testimonies from residents of a housing complex who claimed […]
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The twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela left the iconic coastline of La Guaira isolated, with dozens of collapsed buildings and a community torn between extraordinary solidarity and the instinct to survive. Investigative Team The Daily Journal. — The Caribbean Sea still stretches peacefully along Venezuela’s coast, untouched by the violence that unfolded on land. Yet […]
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