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Venezuela's Longstanding Migration Crisis Deepens After Earthquakes
Key takeaways
- Venezuela is now facing a growing crisis of internally displaced people.
- What was once a stadium in the coastal city of La Guaira is now home to 1,730 people—at least 300 families—who carry out their daily activities and sleep beneath makeshift structures.
- The heat is intense, with little relief beyond bottles of water—many already warm—distributed by police officers organizing the site.
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Venezuela is now facing a growing crisis of internally displaced people.
What was once a stadium in the coastal city of La Guaira is now home to 1,730 people—at least 300 families—who carry out their daily activities and sleep beneath makeshift structures. Many lost their homes, while others saw their houses severely damaged.
The heat is intense, with little relief beyond bottles of water—many already warm—distributed by police officers organizing the site. On improvised tables, hundreds of donated medicines are sorted to assist mainly older adults, people with disabilities and children.
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