Venezuelans on the front line of earthquake relief: 'It's all improvisation'
Following back-to-back earthquakes in Venezuela, the death toll has surpassed 1,400 with thousands injured and missing. Residents and volunteers are leading the recovery efforts, criticizing the government's disorganized response and lack of resources.
Why it matters
Documents a major humanitarian crisis and the failure of state infrastructure to manage large-scale natural disasters.
Javier, a musician who plays the French horn, says he came across more than a dozen unclaimed bodies Friday within a 300 metre radius — not far from the local Marriott hotel where he and a group of doctors, paramedics and volunteers have set up a base camp in the city, which sits along the Caribbean Sea, about 30 kilometres north of Caracas.
Reports on the humanitarian situation and quotes local perspectives on government efficacy without overt editorializing.
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