Tampa Venezuelan community collecting donations 1 month after devasting twin earthquakes
- On Friday, Venezuelans across the quake zone and in Caracas held a minute of silence to honor victims of tremors that struck one month ago, AFP journalists observed.
- The 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude tremors on June 24 killed 5,546 people and injured nearly 17,000, while pulverizing hundreds of buildings and leaving more than 23,000 residents homeless.
- Families continue sifting through wreckage daily; Anyel Andrade, 32, remains near ruins in Tanaguarena, Guaira, searching for missing loved ones as dozens of rescue volunteers paused work to observe the tribute.
- During a televised military ceremony, interim President Delcy Rodriguez called citizens "victims of nature," while tens of thousands remain in temporary camps as the humanitarian crisis persists.
- International aid organization All Hands and Hearts, led by Nate Mook, works 24 hours a day providing recovery support, including bringing clean water and Starlink connectivity to the Campito baseball field camp.
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Venezuela earthquake victims sleeping in the rubble of their homes one month on
Daily life has become a struggle to survive as Venezuelans tell Maira Butt that a month on from the disaster that left more than 5,300 people dead food, shelter, and water is scarce
A total of 10,977 tons of food were distributed.
'I’ve had to weep with those who lost everything': Inside Venezuela's devastating earthquakes
The scale of the catastrophe in Venezuela is unimaginable, but the humanitarian response immediately kicked into gear The post ‘I’ve had to weep with those who lost everything’: Inside Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes appeared first on Big Issue.
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Proceso DigitalThe balance of deaths from the double earthquake of 7.2 magnitude and 7.5 a month ago in the northern part of Venezuela rose to 5,546 this Friday, after the authorities added 148 deaths, said the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez.
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