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World 29 Jun 2026

Venezuela's deadly quakes put its U.S.-backed government to the test

Venezuela's La Guaira state bore the brunt of the earthquake damage, bringing memories of a 1999 disaster that became President Hugo Chávez's first major test. Now, it's the acting leader's challenge.

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Venezuela's La Guaira state bore the brunt of the earthquake damage, bringing memories of a 1999 disaster that became President Hugo Chávez's first major test. LOS CORALES, VenezuelaA backhoe is digging through the ruins of a 12-story building that collapsed in this town on Venezuela's Caribbean coast during last week's back-to-back earthquakes. Such delays are costing lives, says Rosalia Bustamante, who lost several friends who were inside the building. "There were people in the ruins responding when we called out to them," she says. "But now, they are dead." Frustration is growing in Venezuela following the powerful twin quakes that the government says have killed at least 1,719 people. Critics claim the response from the country's U.S.-backed government has been slow and inept, leaving it largely up to people in the disaster zone to save themselves and recover the dead. Such is the scene in Los Corales, in La Guaira, the state which the government says was hit the hardest by the disaster. But lacking body bags, they resort to garbage bags and plastic sheets.

ประโยคและวลีที่ใช้ได้จริงจากเรื่องนี้

bringing memories of a

นําความทรงจําของ.

Collocation · Venezuela's La Guaira state bore the brunt of the earthquake damage, bringing memories of a 1999 disaster that became President Hugo Chávez's first major test.
is digging through the ruins

กําลังขุดเข้าไปในความพัง.

Collocation · LOS CORALES, Venezuela — A backhoe is digging through the ruins of a 12-story building that collapsed in this town on Venezuela's Caribbean coast during last week's back-to-back earthquakes.
building that collapsed in this

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Collocation · LOS CORALES, Venezuela — A backhoe is digging through the ruins of a 12-story building that collapsed in this town on Venezuela's Caribbean coast during last week's back-to-back earthquakes.
during last week's back-to

ในช่วงการกลับมาในสัปดาห์ที่แล้ว.

Collocation · LOS CORALES, Venezuela — A backhoe is digging through the ruins of a 12-story building that collapsed in this town on Venezuela's Caribbean coast during last week's back-to-back earthquakes.
are costing lives

ราคาชีวิต.

Collocation · Such delays are costing lives, says Rosalia Bustamante, who lost several friends who were inside the building.

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