Venezuela's Rodriguez defends earthquake response after days of criticism
Rodríguez said 19,000 officials were deployed and an emergency decree was issued as criticism grew over delayed aid and heavy machinery.
- On Friday, acting leader Rodriguez faces mandate expiration as Venezuela's earthquake death toll reaches at least 2,295 people as of Wednesday, amid criticism of the government's disaster response.
- Under the Venezuela constitution, temporary absences are filled by the vice president for up to 90 days; her 180-day mandate extension expires today.
- Emergency workers celebrated rescuing a 43-year-old security guard alive after eight days under rubble, while more than 38,000 missing person reports have been filed by the opposition.
- The United States committed over $300 million and deployed 900 military personnel to support relief, backing Rodriguez while distancing from Nobel Peace Prize winner Corina Machado.
- Residents in Guaira report sluggish government response, though Rodriguez defended authorities, stating "we activated immediately" and accusing journalists of politicizing the humanitarian tragedy.
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Venezuela: Delcy Rodríguez Holds Press Conference with International Correspondents, Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 2,595
During an international press conference at La Carlota Airport in Caracas on Thursday, Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez stated that, following the two earthquakes that struck north-central Venezuela last week, targeted media campaigns were launched to manufacture chaos and hinder ongoing search-and-rescue efforts. Reflecting on the disaster, Rodríguez noted that the events of June 24 constituted “a natural tragedy of a scale we never…
Eight days after the earthquakes, the president in charge appeared before foreign correspondents to address the state response and to refute the indication of a late reaction, supported by orders that, she said, are in writing.
The president in charge of Venezuela says that “media laboratories that respond to partisan, political positions are miserable”
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