Shortages of rescue equipment hampered Venezuela’s earthquake response

A building that collapsed in last week’s earthquakes in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, June 27, 2026. Residents have appealed for excavators, generators and specialized rescue tools as civilians have stepped in to supply crews working through the rubble in Venezuela. (Adriana Loureiro Fernández/The New York Times) By GENEVIEVE GLATSKY and TIBISAY ROMERO In the hours after Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes, residents dug through mountains of collapsed concrete with their bare hands. Some pleaded…

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