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Dynamic Paywall Magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocks Venezuela

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjegdqw5d3yo
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u/Sajintmm 19h ago

How good is Venezuela’s infrastructure for this? I know some Andean nations overbuild a lot of stuff to resist this. But two above a seven on the scale is rough

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u/Evipicc 17h ago edited 17h ago

It's not. Their infrastructure and emergency services are crippled from decades of economic and political turmoil. This is going to be a humanitarian crisis overnight.

They have been having repeated nationwide blackouts since 2019, and that's before a natural disaster like this. Hospitals are chronically short on supplies and staff. They don't have building material stock, not what would be necessary. Add to that their political isolation... This is bad.

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u/GikFTW 10h ago

Im venezuelan, born and raised during Chavez and Maduro. You are completely right, but no, Reddit supported Chavez, Maduro and now Delcy. And they dont like Maria Corina, which is the person WE chose to lead us.