The UN published an early preliminary damage assessment covering infrastructure housing and utilities across the worst-hit coastal states of Venezuela.
Tag: earthquakes
Venezuela Earthquakes Expose Critical Shortage of Heavy Machinery and Rescue Equipment
Volunteers using pickaxes and shovels became the primary rescue force in La Guaira as official state response was hampered by equipment shortages and aftershocks.
Venezuela Earthquakes Follow US Airstrikes on Caracas in January and Two Decades of US Sanctions
Context of Venezuelan earthquake disaster includes earlier US military intervention and sanctions that left infrastructure in disrepair.