Venezuelan Families Dig by Hand for Earthquake Survivors as 3 Households Search One Rubble Site
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 29
Venezuelan Families Dig by Hand for Earthquake Survivors as 3 Households Search One Rubble Site
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 29
Summary
La Guardia families and volunteers are digging through earthquake rubble in shifts, with relatives searching around the clock even as the window for finding survivors alive has largely passed.
Ronnie Navarro said locals have been on the front line because government help has not arrived, while foreign countries have provided most of the assistance reaching the area.
Three families were shown digging by hand at one site where a woman believes her brother remains trapped, and she said bureaucracy and mismanagement have slowed rescue efforts.
Residents say they feel abandoned in one of the hardest-hit regions, arguing Venezuela's recent political turmoil has left authorities too weakened to respond effectively.