Rescue speed or state control? Venezuela’s response meets its test
Twin quakes devastated La Guaira and Caracas suburbs, prompting a mass-casualty operation, strict QR-code access controls, and a rapid influx of UN, U.S., and multinational rescue teams.
Two shallow earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck northern Venezuela on June 24, devastating La Guaira; the official death toll reached at le...