After Venezuela's earthquakes, anger over public housing
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After Venezuela’s earthquakes, anger over public housing

2026-07-13

After two powerful earthquakes devastated Venezuela’s Caribbean coast, anger is growing in some of the hardest-hit communities. Survivors in La Guaira are asking why so many buildings collapsed — including public housing built under Hugo Chávez, the country's late socialist president. Residents say the homes were rushed and unsafe; engineers say the answer is more complicated. The World's Tibisay Zea reports from La Guaira, Venezuela.

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