In Venezuela’s Rubble, Listening for Whispers And Longing for Help
Facing criticism from residents that it was not doing enough to help, the Venezuelan government said it had dispatched more than 100 heavy machines to clear debris.
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Facing criticism from residents that it was not doing enough to help, the Venezuelan government said it had dispatched more than 100 heavy machines to clear debris.
The nation’s armed forces seemed to arrive late into the emergency response — with an emphasis on controlling traffic, even as bodies remained buried under rubble.
Facing criticism from residents that it was not doing enough to help, the Venezuelan government said it had dispatched more than 100 heavy machines to clear debris.
The Trump administration said it would commit aid, at a time when it has been expanding U.S. commercial interests in Venezuela beyond oil.
The groups that include firefighters, doctors and structural engineering specialists began arriving on Friday to join the race to find survivors.
Firefighters are using cellphone lights because of a flashlight shortage, and an overwhelmed hospital in the disaster zone is operating without running water, one doctor said.
Latino communities in the United States and abroad have begun sending humanitarian aid as well as rescue crews to Venezuela, which faces one of its worst crises in decades after being struck by two deadly earthquakes.
India has launched a major humanitarian mission to assist Venezuela in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar announced on Friday that ‘Operation Amistad’ was underway, with two Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft dispatched to Caracas carrying critical relief supplies and medical support.The mission includes an Indian Army Field Hospital Unit
Graciela Mora was with a friend when earthquakes hit northern Venezuela. Video captured the moment she was rescued.
Rescuers pulled Graciela Mora, a resident of La Guaira, Venezuela, to safety on Thursday after she was buried beneath the rubble of a collapsed building during back-to-back earthquakes on Wednesday.