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Hope of finding earthquake victims remains unshaken at the Opppe complex in Los Cocos Beach

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

“We need many hands,” relatives and volunteers insist as they refuse to give up. By Vanessa Davies At the Opppe housing complex in Los Cocos Beach, day and night have become the same battlefront. The earthquakes of June 24 turned time itself into a test of human determination. Beneath the rubble, life still struggles to […]

“With these starvation pensions, we don’t even know how we’re supposed to eat”: IVSS retirees call for action as the Bolívar continues to fall

July 31, 2026July 31, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

“With these starvation pensions, we don’t even know how we’re supposed to eat,” stressed the vice president of the National Union of Retired Workers of the Venezuelan Social Security Institute (IVSS). By Vanessa Davies Carlos Julio Rivera, vice president of the National Union of Retired Workers of the Venezuelan Social Security Institute (IVSS), says he […]

The San Juan earthquakes damaged homes and deepened social divides in Carayaca

July 28, 2026July 28, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

Homes built with zinc sheets and dirt floors, children living in houses marked with red tags, and communities affected by the earthquakes were among the realities encountered by volunteer inspectors coordinated by Sergio Silva, a professor at the Central University of Venezuela’s School of Civil Engineering, during an outreach mission carried out from July 24 […]

Earthquakes also dealt a “Heavy Blow” to the UCV

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

According to the latest figures provided by Rector Víctor Rago, 51 members of the Central University of Venezuela community lost their lives in the earthquakes. By Vanessa Davies The classmates of Stephanie Zambrano and Jesús Santana, students in the Department of Literature at the School of Humanities and Education at the Central University of Venezuela […]

Juan Márquez, rescuer: “Recovering the victims’ bodies hurts deeply, because it feels like they’re family”

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

This volunteer travels from Barquisimeto to offer the greatest gift he can to the victims of the earthquakes: helping recover their bodies, regardless of the conditions. By Vanessa Davies Sometimes determination outweighs experience. On Tuesday, July 14, Juan Márquez pulled on the legs of a white protective coverall designed to shield him from the fluids […]

“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 […]

“I have a feeling she is here”

July 11, 2026July 11, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

Two women search for seven relatives in the Bahía Mar building in Los Corales. By Vanessa Davies Every day begins early in the morning and ends at night under the blazing sun of La Guaira. Since June 24, when they lost contact with the seven relatives who were inside the Bahía Mar building, the two […]

Emili Quintero helps recover the bodies of earthquake victims in La Guaira

July 11, 2026July 11, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

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 […]

Lustay Franco, volunteer: “The earthquake begins now”

July 8, 2026July 8, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

By Vanessa Davies She was once a student leader, a member of the Democratic Action political party, and a candidate for governor of Falcón state, representing A New Era. Today, Lustay Franco spends her days at the donation center set up at the Central University of Venezuela—her alma mater—helping families displaced by the June 24 […]

Olayo Pereira, volunteer: “Now we all share one heart”

July 4, 2026July 4, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

He studies dentistry at the Central University of Venezuela and chose to put his experience in event organization at the service of solidarity at the collection center located in Rectorate Square. By Vanessa Davies The Daily Journal.— Good intentions alone are not enough to respond to a catastrophe. It also takes logistics, work routes, and […]