Venezuela 2 Months After the Earthquake: Debris, Promises and Half-Machine Recovery
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EFE This 24 August 2026 marks exactly two months of the seismic doubling that shook northern Venezuela on June 24. Two earthquakes of 7.2 magnitude and 7.5, separated by just 39 seconds, with epicenters in the Yaracuy area and the coast of La Guaira, generated the worst natural catastrophe in the country in more than a century. What remained is not only a landscape of ruins, but also the portrait of a State with limited capacity to respond to th…
Humanitarian and government assistance deployment has been ongoing since the early hours of the disaster.
The extensive destruction caused by subsequent earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 and 7.2 that rocked Venezuela just two months ago is still visible on the streets of La Guaira, where the Venezuelan government tries to handle the immediate crisis while balancing a delicate relationship with the US and a process of dialogue with the opposition. With the oil sector under Washington's tutelage since the capture of Nicolás Maduro, in January, the governme…
The removal of debris following the double earthquake that affected Venezuela two months ago could be extended for up to a year, according to experts and the government of Delcy Rodríguez.The work continues in the areas hit by the telluric movements, while the authorities try to remove the remains of the damaged structures.The process could be prolonged due to the magnitude of the damage and the amount of debris accumulated after both earthquake…
Two months after the 24 June earthquakes, the survivors in La Guaira began to reactivate small businesses to generate income and recover part of their daily lives. The Chamber of Commerce of La Guaira estimates that the revenues of the productive sector fell 80% after the earthquakes, according to a report prepared from surveys. Tourism, one of the main sources of income in the region, continues to be paralyzed by the removal of debris and the d…
Two months after the 24 June earthquakes, which left 6,500 dead and more than 17,900 homeless people in Venezuela, some survivors sought to recover some of the normality with small businesses set up in shelters or among the vestiges of their affected homes. In La Guaira, the state hit hardest by the [...] La entrada Emprender, a way to overcome the tragedy of the earthquakes in Venezuela was first published in Foco Informativa.
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