Venezuela Faces Public Health Crisis After Earthquakes
Venezuela is grappling with a potential public health crisis and significant humanitarian needs a week after devastating earthquakes, with bodies piling up at morgues and state services breaking down. Despite being oil-rich, the country is experiencing fuel shortages, complicating rescue efforts where survivors are still being found, including an 18-month-old baby and mother rescued 32 hours after the quakes.
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Untold casualties and humanitarian needs: What to know a week from Venezuela's quakes
Here's a look at some of the major developments since major back-to-back earthquakes rocked Venezuela on June 24, devastating parts of a country already reeling from crisis after crisis.
By Fatima Al-Kassab
Read full article →Venezuela risks public health crisis as it struggles to cope with earthquakes' aftermath
As the death toll in Venezuela nears 2000 following back-to-back earthquakes, the aftershocks of the disaster are beginning to make themselves felt. Almost 60,000 buildings are thought to have been damaged or destroyed, while more than 10,000 have been injured leaving hospitals at breaking point. As food shortages become more widespread and diseases proliferate, NGOs are calling for a scaling up of aid efforts to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe.
By FRANCE24
Read full article →32 Hours After Venezuela Earthquakes, 18-Month-Old Baby, Mother Rescued Alive
Dayana suffered injuries to both of her legs in the earthquake, but her baby escaped with only minor injuries.
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