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A week after Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes, doctors on Wednesday said the biggest dangers now facing survivors are untreated wounds and infectious diseases. Thousands of displaced Venezuelans are sleeping in crowded shelters or outside without access to clean water amid dismal sanitary conditions following the June 24 earthquakes that officials …
Read More »Venezuelans on the front line of earthquake relief: ‘It’s all improvisation’
Death is everywhere in Playa Grande, a beachfront neighbourhood in Catia del Mar, a city in the Venezuelan state of La Guaira which was devastated by Wednesday’s back-to-back earthquakes, says Rober Javier, who has spent the past two days searching for survivors and bodies. Javier, a musician who plays the …
Read More »Exiled Venezuelans in Spain hoping to go home face uncertain future after Maduro’s ouster
For years, many of Venezuela’s exiles in Spain — leading opposition figures and citizens — have hoped for a day when ousted president Nicolás Maduro would no longer be in power. It’s been an enduring hope for Xiomara Sierra since Venezuela’s July 2024 elections, when she became a target of …
Read More »Venezuelans disappointed by failure to release more political prisoners
There was disappointment on the streets of Caracas on Friday as only a handful of prisoners emerged from the Heilcoide and other prisons, despite a promise from a major regime figure that a “significant” number of people would get their freedom. Jorge Rodriguez, Chavista president of the National Assembly and …
Read More »Venezuelans wait anxiously as their country’s future hangs in the balance, says resident
LISTEN | Full interview with political analyst Benigno Alarcón Deza: As It Happens6:34Caracas resident says streets are deserted in wake of U.S. raid A strange lull has fallen over the capital of Venezuela as people wait to find out what the future holds for their country, says Caracas resident Benigno …
Read More »‘We are waiting for something better to come’: Venezuelans face the future of their country
Carlos Pérez said people in his Venezuelan city of San Cristóbal, which sits near the border with Colombia, are still trying to live their normal lives, despite the uncertainty that now shrouds the country following a U.S. military strike over the weekend. Pérez, 66, said Venezuelans have grown accustomed to …
Read More »U.S. judge wants explanation why Trump administration deported Venezuelans amid court order
A U.S. federal judge on Monday pressed the Trump administration to provide details about hundreds of Venezuelans it deported despite a court order barring it from doing so, and gave the government until Tuesday to explain why officials believed they had complied with his order. U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration …
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