25 Years After Vargas Tragedy: The Worst Natural Disaster in Venezuelan History · Global Voices

16-12-24.-Every year, December 15 brings with it the sad memory of one of the most devastating natural events that Venezuela has suffered and that marks forever thousands of people who lost their homes, their businesses, their families and their lives: the tragedy of Vargas. In this 2024 s...

On December 15, 1999, a series of landslides, landslides and floods originated on the coast of Vargas, leaving the area in tragedy and affecting other parts of the country. The natural disaster called "La Tragedia de Vargas" has been considered the worst natural disaster in the country, after the earthquake of 1812. During December 15, 16 and 17, the coasts of Vargas, Miranda and Falcón were affected by heavy rains that saturated the soils and t…

Twenty-five years ago, Venezuela experienced one of the worst disasters in its history. After a prolonged period of torrential rains, a series of avalanches swept through entire populations in the coastal state of La Guaira (formerly Vargas state) at the end of 1999, the year in which the equivalent of four years had rained. [...] Entry Twenty-five years have passed since the tragedy of Vargas: The worst natural disaster in Venezuelan history wa…

News of the Day and the Hour Latest News of the day The tragedy of Vargas, also known as the deslave of Vargas, is as it is known to the group of landslides, landslides and floods that occurred on the Caribbean coasts of Venezuela, occurred in the state of La Guaira on December 15, 1999 and especially tragic for that state, from where it receives the name, but that affects other regions of the country. This is considered the worst natural disas…

On December 15, 1999, in La Guaira, there was one of the worst natural disasters in the country, due to the unusual rains that fell in Venezuela. The “Deslave de Vargas” ended the lives of thousands of people. That same day and despite the warning of some experts in the field who recommended suspending the electoral process called by the CNE, the Constitutional Referendum was held on Wednesday to approve the new Constitution drafted by the Const…

The tragedy of Vargas was the most serious torrential avalanche in Venezuelan history. Twenty-five years later, specialists warn that the country remains vulnerable to risks. Venezuela signed and ratified two international frameworks to reduce vulnerability and reduce deaths and losses attributed to disasters. In the last two decades Venezuela has increased its rate of affected people. There are no official records or public reports on risk syst…