One month since the devastating earthquakes of June 24, Venezuela is grappling with the aftermath, including profound grief as thousands mourn the loss of family, friends and everything they owned. The earthquakes, which affected the coastal state of La Guaira, near Caracas, has transitioned into a complex, protracted crisis characterized by a massive displacement of people, […]
As thousands of people displaced by the two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 remain without shelter, clean water or adequate sanitation, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is expanding our initial trauma response to support communities facing growing humanitarian needs. Authorities report more than 3,500 deaths, more than 16,000 people injured and […]
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Keiber migrated to Ecuador with his wife, where they had two children. Now the four of them are travelling to the United States. Keiber was interviewed at the temporary migration reception centre in Lajas Blancas, Panama, after having crossed the Darien Gap. “We left Valencia [in Venezuela] five years ago for Ecuador. I am 26 […]
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