Venezuelans Shift From Rescue To Recovery As Families Mourn Loved Ones Killed In The Twin Earthquakes
International teams are preparing to leave as the death toll tops 3,500 and families in La Guaira seek to recover bodies before debris is cleared.
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“Our priority was to find people alive.” This is part of the , whipped on June 24 by earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5. The volunteer of the Third Company of the Osorno Fire Corps, Ignacio Sáenz, member of the USAR BOCH team, shared his experience after returning from the humanitarian mission carried out in ... Continue reading “Osornino Bombero reports anguish in Venezuela due to earthquake: “Families asked us to rescue deceased people”" The…
In Venezuela, hope of finding survivors after the twin earthquakes gives way to mourning
After the twin earthquakes of June 24, the chances of finding anyone alive beneath the rubble are now extremely slim. Amid the devastated landscape, Venezuelan photographer Alejandro Cegarra documented for Le Monde the search efforts taking place in the ruins and how Venezuelan society has organized itself in the wake of the disaster.
Venezuelans Shift From Rescue To Recovery As Families Mourn Loved Ones Killed In The Twin Earthquakes
Twelve days after a pair of earthquakes rocked northern Venezuela, international rescue teams are making preparations to depart the country as the likelihood of finding survivors beneath the rubble dwindles.
The magnitude of the disaster has exceeded the capacity of morgues and hospitals, prompting the creation of makeshift storage facilities for unidentified bodies.
Against amnesia: The Venezuelan earthquake, the historical moment and the continental question
Earthquakes interrupt everyday life, but not history. Nor do they suspend politics. If anything, they compress history into a few dramatic days, revealing social relations, political projects, and geopolitical forces that ordinarily remain beneath the [...]
Venezuelan authorities report more than 2,000 deaths after the strong earthquakes that shook the country. Rescue teams continue to search through the rubble.
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