Jul 10 Illnesses surge in quake-hit Venezuelan communities as humanitarian crisis builds By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Doctors treating people in the northern state of La Guaira on Thursday reported an increase in skin conditions and diarrheal diseases, as well as of requests for medications for the treatment of chronic illnesses, including diabetes and high blood pressure. Continue reading
Jul 07 As quake rescue winds down, Venezuelans face horrors of recovering their own dead family members By Fernanda Pesce, Isabel DeBre, Associated Press The more time passes, the more gruesome the recovery process becomes. Continue reading
Jul 03 Venezuelans rush to identify the bodies of their loved ones as earthquake deaths multiply By Regina Garcia Cano, Dánica Coto, Associated Press Many fear mass graves are coming as they search for the bodies of loved ones who died in the earthquakes. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 5:49 As Venezuela crisis deepens, Chef José Andrés feeds earthquake survivors and search teams By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi, Katie Marlow Venezuela's earthquake death toll has climbed to nearly 2,300 with thousands injured and tens of thousands still missing. Overwhelmed morgues, growing humanitarian needs, and mounting frustration over the pace of the response are compounding the crisis. Geoff Bennett spoke with… Continue watching
Jul 02 In Venezuela, a 'completely ineffective' government worsens earthquake disaster, experts say By Maria Ramirez Uribe Hospitals lacking medicines and equipment. Daily power outages. At least 8 million people in need of humanitarian support. These were the realities in Venezuela before it was hit by back-to-back earthquakes on June 24. Continue reading
Jul 02 Venezuelan medics fear earthquake aftermath will trigger widening medical crisis By Regina Garcia Cano, Megan Janetsky, Isabel DeBre, Associated Press The emergency has laid bare Venezuela's chronic shortage of doctors, the result of years of economic crisis, underfunding and emigration. Continue reading
Jul 02 Venezuelan security guard pulled alive from earthquake basement rubble after 8 days By Fernanda Pesce, Juan Pablo Arraez, Associated Press The rescue was considered a small miracle cutting through a week of tragedy. Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch 5:02 'We're not stopping': Virginia rescue team searches for quake survivors in Venezuela By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn The search and rescue efforts in Venezuela continued Wednesday, one week after a double earthquake struck that country. Fewer and fewer survivors are being found and an official said nearly 2,300 people are now confirmed dead and tens of thousands… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 4:59 Rescue efforts continue, but hopes of finding earthquake survivors fade in Venezuela By Stephanie Sy, Zeba Warsi Hopes faded that more people will be found alive in Venezuela, six days after earthquakes slammed the country. The government's official death toll is 1,900, though that is believed to be a vast undercount. By one estimate, 50,000 people remain… Continue watching
Jun 30 Aid workers warn of infectious diseases, overwhelmed hospitals after Venezuela earthquakes By Juan Pablo Arraez, Isabel DeBre, Associated Press The healthcare system, already strained by years of underinvestment, is under extreme pressure. Continue reading