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Anger at Venezuela's Interim Government Over Earthquake Response Spills Into Trump's White House

Public anger over Venezuela's response to last week's catastrophic twin earthquakes is growing into a political crisis for the country's U.S.-backed interim government, putting new pressure on President Donald Trump's administration as Washington tries to manage relief efforts without deepening resentment on the ground.

Latin Times · Jul 1

Wednesday briefing: After two powerful earthquakes, what is the reality on the ground in Venezuela?

In today’s newsletter: A country already in crisis since the removal of its leader earlier this year by the US, now has to find a way to rebuild with little state presence in evidence

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1

How the Venezuelan people and diaspora are driving earthquake relief

“Nieves, there’s been an earthquake in Venezuela.” This was how Gabriela, a Venezuelan friend of mine, interrupted our phone conversation when the news came in. She was in Berlin, and as a new mother she had not been sleeping much. Her tiredness quickly evaporated.

The Conversation · Jun 30

The Guardian view on Venezuela’s earthquake: a test of state capacity and Trump’s promises

Editorial: A natural disaster provides unforgiving clarity in a country already reeling from years of crisis and the unlawful US seizure of Nicolás Maduro

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29

Five Days On, Venezuela's Quake Rescue Defies The Clock — And The U.S. Becomes Its Lifeline

Five days after Venezuela's twin earthquakes, the death toll reached 1,450 with 12,721 people newly homeless and an estimated 680,000 children needing aid. Rescues continued past the 72-hour window — including a woman freed after 86 hours — as the U.S. military shifted from rescue to logistics, sending airmen to…

Latin Times · Jun 29

Venezuelan earthquakes test Trump’s new western hemisphere policy after gutting of USAID

Marco Rubio is scrambling to provide effective disaster response to country whose president US deposed in January

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28

Venezuela quake death toll reaches 920 as interim president vows to save ‘as many as possible’

Delcy Rodríguez says foreign rescue teams are arriving as anger grows at official response and limited resources

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26

Venezuela earthquakes add tragic new layer to the country’s humanitarian crisis

Venezuela has a well-documented vulnerability to earthquakes. The country sits on the boundary between the Caribbean and South American tectonic plates, resulting in routine tremors and causing historical earthquake disasters. But the experience of a “doublet”, a pair of 7.2 and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes 40 seconds apart, on June 24 was…

The Conversation · Jun 26

Venezuelans hope online posts will bring news of missing after devastating earthquakes

People in Venezuela and abroad are desperately searching for loved ones after two powerful earthquakes struck Wednesday evening

The Independent UK · Jun 26

Things to know about the Venezuela earthquakes

A rare double earthquake ravaged Venezuela on Wednesday, killing at least 188 people and leaving more than 200 trapped

The Independent UK · Jun 25