US EditionA Tense Calm Holds on Venezuela a Day After Maduro Was Deposed by US
U.S. military operation captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, causing civilian casualties and damage across Caracas and nearby states, signaling a significant geopolitical shift.
- Saturday, U.S. forces extracted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores from Caracas, flying Maduro to the United States where he arrived late Saturday at a New York small airport.
- Before the operation, Venezuelan residents lined up at stores and gas stations to stock up amid fears of turmoil and repression following last year's fraught elections, reflecting deep opposition to Maduro.
- Venezuelan authorities reported deaths and injuries, including Rosa, an 80-year-old relative, and Wilman González, who suffered a blackened eye, while residents searching rubble in Catia La Mar described heavy building damage.
- On Sunday, Caracas, Venezuela was unusually quiet with dozens of local businesses closed, while affected families outside the capital continued cleaning blast debris in a tense calm.
- The operation raises questions about humanitarian impacts and geopolitical consequences as U.S. forces struck La Guaira, Caracas, Miranda and Aragua amid President Donald Trump’s promises involving Vice President Delcy Rodríguez.
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Homes in Venezuela destroyed after US strike
Homes in Venezuela were damaged and destroyed during the U.S. airstrikes that were part of a military operation where President Nicolás Maduro was captured. Venezuelan authorities have said the U.S. hit areas in La Guaira, Caracas and the neighboring states of Miranda and Aragua, Reuters reported. The Associated Press wrote that dozens of stores, restaurants and churches were closed in Caracas on Sunday. Venezuelan authorities said civilians, me…
US attack in Venezuela explained: how we got here and what next
There are queues outside some supermarkets in Caracas but otherwise a tense calm - a day after Venezuela's president was seized and taken to New York. Venezuelan officials say the US attack killed at least 40 people - military and civilians - including a large part of Nicolas Maduro's security…
For the second day in a row, Venezuela is living in an atmosphere of social and economic paralysis following the US operation, which resulted in targeted bombings of military targets by the Chavista Army and the arrest of drug addict Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who were transferred to the United States and imprisoned to be tried for narcoterrorism. Washington has left Chavista Delcy Rodríguez, number two from Maduro, at the head o…
In Caracas, there is no outpouring, but long lines of waiting in front of shops to make supplies. Overall, the streets are deserted, less dense than usual. Traffic is reduced, compared to the usual. Venezuelans have been surprised. Some are relieved, but prefer to remain cautious. (International).
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