Venezuela's Rodriguez defends earthquake response after days of criticism
Rodríguez said 19,000 officials were deployed and 11 field hospitals opened as the death toll rose to 2,595.
- On Friday, acting leader Rodr 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 Rodr while distancing from Nobel Peace Prize winner Corina Machado.
- Residents in Guaira report sluggish government response, though Rodr defended authorities, stating "we activated immediately" and accusing journalists of politicizing the humanitarian tragedy.
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CARACAS, Venezuela — The fallout from Venezuela's powerful twin quakes has evolved into a major test for acting President Delcy Rodríguez,...
Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, faces increasing political wear and tear after last week's two earthquakes. Almost half of Venezuelans say that holding new elections is more urgent than rebuilding the country after the disaster. Rodríguez's disapproval rate rose to 63.3% in June, nearly five percentage points higher than in May, according to AtlasIntel's research conducted for Bloomberg News between 26 and 30 June, after the eart…
Interim President Delcy Rodríguez faces increasing political pressure following the two earthquakes last week, and almost half of Venezuelans say that holding new elections is more urgent than rebuilding after the disaster. Delcy Rodríguez's rate of disapproval rose to 63.3% in June, almost five percentage points higher than in May, according to an AtlasIntel poll conducted for Bloomberg News between June 26 and 30, after the disaster. Almost tw…
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Fallout from Venezuela's earthquakes turns political as opposition leader Machado seeks return
The fallout from Venezuela’s powerful twin quakes has evolved into a major test for acting President Delcy Rodríguez, sending her scrambling to prevent the humanitarian disaster from becoming a political one in the face of fierce public criticism and efforts by the Venezuelan opposition leader to re
By Mauricio Torres and Sol Amaya, CNN en Español. Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, rejected claims Thursday that the government's response to the June 24 earthquakes was slow. "Our authorities deployed immediately. You can count the hours from the moment the double earthquake occurred until the moment the general staff was activated, the deployment of our police and military personnel was declared, which in the first 24 hours reac…
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