💬 Opinion 1d ago · Henry Zavalick

The Ruins of Chavismo As Seen in Venezuela’s Earthquakes

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On June 24, two severe earthquakes within the span of a minute shook northern Venezuela, completely collapsing dozens of buildings and damaging others. Families of residents in the Belo Horizonte apartment complex in the city of La Guaira searched for 41 hours through the rubble without official rescue support. “Honestly, there wasn’t a single Civil Guard officer, rescuer or police officer there,” recounted one citizen in a missing-persons WhatsApp group last Friday morning. Only half an hour la

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