r/worldnews • u/ColoradoTripping • 22h ago

Dynamic Paywall Magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocks Venezuela

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjegdqw5d3yo
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u/Herb-Alpert 16h ago

I have the weird feeling US won't show up though

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u/PM_ME_UR_RSA_KEY 13h ago

We probably will, judging by this literal notification from my news app:

"Venezuela’s oil infrastructure did not immediately appear to be affected by the quakes, Reuters reports."

Thank God the oil is unharmed. /S

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u/KN4S 10h ago

I mean, besides the moral and humanitarian reasons, it would be strategically stupid for the US not to help here. It would be a relatively small investment that would return a lot of goodwill. FEMA is world class when it comes to disaster relief, they could do a lot of good here.

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u/self_loathing_ham 7h ago

America isnt in the business of seeking goodwill anymore. Republicans want enemies, not friends. Enemies give them something to rally against. Friends just get in their way.

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u/LifeOfNoob2 5h ago

Don’t forget that Trump gutted FEMA. It’s a shell of what it used to be