“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 […]
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EFE. — Chilean nonprofit TECHO, which operates in 18 Latin American countries, plans to build at least 200 homes for people affected by Venezuela’s June 24 earthquakes, the organization’s Global Executive Director, Juan José Ayarza, announced on Thursday. The organization has set an initial goal of 200 homes, although it hopes to increase that number. […]
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The Daily Journal — The Central University of Venezuela (UCV) will host the panel discussion “Testimonies of Solidarity: What Has Changed in the Country?” on Wednesday, July 29. The event will examine the social impact of the earthquakes that struck on June 24 and encourage reflection on the role of community support networks during the […]
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Few governments can realistically prepare for a seismic event as devastating as the twin earthquakes that struck on June 24. Still, the country’s rescue teams and firefighters lacked the equipment they needed to respond during the critical first hours after the disaster. That is the assessment of Stalin González, a member of the National Assembly, […]
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The Daily Journal. — The Venezuelan government released its latest official emergency report on Monday following the twin earthquakes that struck the country on June 24. The death toll continues to climb, reaching 4,561, up from the 4,490 reported the previous day. The latest report records 71 additional fatalities since the previous update. Humanitarian teams […]
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The Daily Journal.— Thirteen days after the twin earthquakes struck north-central Venezuela, the government’s latest official report places the death toll at 3,685, while the number of injured has risen to 16,740. Seismic activity remains ongoing. Authorities have recorded 1,076 aftershocks since the main earthquakes on June 24, according to Jorge Rodríguez, who released the […]
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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 […]
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By Héctor Sánchez, Sociologist. — By now, the news has become a painful echo in everyone’s memory: two earthquakes of historic magnitude struck Venezuela within moments of each other. It was an unprecedented double seismic event, a geophysical anomaly that continues to challenge scientific explanation, leaving behind a scar across the “portable country” we call […]
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The Daily Journal.— Venezuela’s Ministry of People’s Power for Communication and Information released a new official report on Friday detailing the extent of the damage, humanitarian assistance, and rescue operations carried out across the country following the June 24 earthquakes. According to the institutional report, authorities have confirmed 2,645 fatalities, while the number of injured […]
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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 […]
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