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Venezuela's earthquake-hit hospitals pushed to the brink as disease risk grows

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A week after earthquakes tore through northern Venezuela, hospitals in La Guaira are buckling under the weight of the disaster – and the risk of disease outbreaks in shelters is rising fast.

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Thu 09:53 - DW Top

How countries live with earthquakes and build resilience

Thu 09:53 - DW All

How countries live with earthquakes and build resilience

Thu 09:53 - DW World

How countries live with earthquakes and build resilience

Thu 10:39 - Al Jazeera English

Venezuela earthquakes: Why is Central America so vulnerable to tremors?

Fri 09:36 - Al Jazeera English

Venezuela earthquakes: Why is Caracas so vulnerable?

Fri 12:52 - Al Jazeera English

Everything we know so far about the deadly earthquakes in Venezuela

Fri 13:20 - France 24

Venezuela: 'An earthquake of this magnitude would have put in difficulty any country on this planet'

Fri 22:16 - France 24

Venezuela deadly earthquake: 'Countless lives lost that in a normal country would have been rescued'

Sat 13:43 - Al Jazeera English

Venezuela leader jeered as rescue efforts hampered

Sat 14:36 - Al-Monitor

Strong earthquake hits Hindu Kush, shaking Afghanistan and Pakistan

Mon 02:44 - Al Jazeera English

Venezuela’s earthquakes pose first major test for President Delcy Rodriguez

Mon 03:35 - BBC Headlines

Anger directed at Venezuela's official response to earthquake recovery

Mon 21:59 - BBC Headlines

Three people injured after explosion in Monaco, French media report

Tue 03:53 - BBC Headlines

Angry Venezuelans accuse government of negligence and apathy

Tue 10:06 - France 24

Shock gives way to anger in Venezuela as Rodríguez faces quake response criticism

Tue 16:00 - The Hill

Venezuela’s earthquakes are a somber warning for US preparedness

Wed 11:37 - France 24

‘There will have to be a reckoning’: Venezuela’s natural disaster meets a collapsing infrastructure

Thu 04:54 - Al Jazeera English

Survivors look to foreign aid after the earthquakes in Venezuela

Thu 10:11 - France 24

As hospitals saturate, earthquakes lay bare frailty of Venezuela's health system

Thu 12:00 - UN News All

Venezuela's earthquake-hit hospitals pushed to the brink as disease risk grows

Fri 00:20 - Al Jazeera English

Relief efforts shift as Venezuela quake survivors seek aid

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Al Jazeera English

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00:20

Relief efforts shift as Venezuela quake survivors seek aid

Emergency relief is becoming the focus in Venezuela’s La Guaira state as aid stations distribute food.

04:54

Survivors look to foreign aid after the earthquakes in Venezuela

Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo reports from a golf course turned relief centre in Venezuela.

02:44

Venezuela’s earthquakes pose first major test for President Delcy Rodriguez

The seismic disaster has stirred public anger against government mismanagement under Venezuela's ruling socialist party.

13:43

Venezuela leader jeered as rescue efforts hampered

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez has been jeered by residents devastated by the earthquakes.

12:52

Everything we know so far about the deadly earthquakes in Venezuela

Everything we know so far about the deadly earthquakes in Venezuela

09:36

Venezuela earthquakes: Why is Caracas so vulnerable?

Inadequate infrastructure in Caracas due to underfunding intensified destruction from the tremors.

10:39

Venezuela earthquakes: Why is Central America so vulnerable to tremors?

Venezuela and Japan are both hit by strong quakes, but Venezuela faces higher risks due to weaker building standards.

Al-Monitor

1 article

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14:36

Strong earthquake hits Hindu Kush, shaking Afghanistan and Pakistan

June 27 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said, sending out tremors that could be felt from the capital …

BBC Headlines

3 articles

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03:53

Angry Venezuelans accuse government of negligence and apathy

People in areas devastated by twin earthquakes say they need more support from the government.

21:59

Three people injured after explosion in Monaco, French media report

The blast at a residential building was "very likely an attack", Monaco's head of government tells AFP.

03:35

Anger directed at Venezuela's official response to earthquake recovery

Residents in quake-affected areas have expressed anger over the state's efforts to locate survivors and help victims, the BBC's Orla Guerin reports.

DW All

1 article

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09:53

How countries live with earthquakes and build resilience

Earthquakes are a fact of nature, but living with earthquakes doesn't have to mean living in fear. DW takes a closer look at some countries showing how preparation, innovation and …

DW Top

1 article

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09:53

How countries live with earthquakes and build resilience

Earthquakes are a fact of nature, but living with earthquakes doesn't have to mean living in fear. DW takes a closer look at some countries showing how preparation, innovation and …

DW World

1 article

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09:53

How countries live with earthquakes and build resilience

Earthquakes are a fact of nature, but living with earthquakes doesn't have to mean living in fear. DW takes a closer look at some countries showing how preparation, innovation and …

France 24

5 articles

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10:11

As hospitals saturate, earthquakes lay bare frailty of Venezuela's health system

Faced with food shortages and looming epidemics, Venezuela is struggling to stay afloat one week after its worst earthquake in more than a century. In hospitals, the situation is particularly …

11:37

‘There will have to be a reckoning’: Venezuela’s natural disaster meets a collapsing infrastructure

Delano D'Souza is pleased to welcome Christopher Sabatini, Senior Research Fellow for Latin America, the US and the Americas program at Chatham House. Sabatini argues that Venezuela's earthquake is not …

10:06

Shock gives way to anger in Venezuela as Rodríguez faces quake response criticism

Frustration is rising across Venezuela over a lack of government help in areas struck by deadly twin earthquakes last week, with miracle rescues increasingly rare and the death toll hitting …

22:16

Venezuela deadly earthquake: 'Countless lives lost that in a normal country would have been rescued'

Gavin Lee is pleased to welcome Germania Rodriguez Paleo, American-Venezuelan journalist and commentator, former US chief reporter for the Daily Mail. She offers a forceful political interpretation of Venezuela's earthquake …

13:20

Venezuela: 'An earthquake of this magnitude would have put in difficulty any country on this planet'

William Hilderbrandt is pleased to welcome Paolo Cravero, Senior Officer for Communications and Media Relations at the IFRC. The devastating earthquake in Venezuela has exposed not only the immense human …

The Hill

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16:00

Venezuela’s earthquakes are a somber warning for US preparedness

The unfortunate reality is that the United States of America does not have the ability to come to the aid of its citizens in the worst instance.