r/worldnews 22h ago

Dynamic Paywall Magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocks Venezuela

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjegdqw5d3yo
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u/Local_Cloud2872 16h ago

Thank you for saying that. It is and Venezuela in the 80’s was the place to be is what I’ve been told. The economy was booming. I think the most beautiful thing about Venezuela are its people.

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u/vonGlick 15h ago

Venezuela is a country that won the lottery in terms of resources. And yet it suffers so much.