Israel/Gaza · Direct source
‘I can only describe it as a war zone’: the rescuers navigating Venezuela’s post-quake hellscape
Thousands of volunteers are joined by overseas teams in the hope of finding more survivors in the rubble, reports Tom Phillips in Caraballeda When twin earthquakes tore through Venezuela’s northern coast last week, Israel Rivas was at home hundreds of miles away in the industrial city of San Félix. As the scale of the catastrophe became clear, the 24-year-old knew he had to react. A mechanic and budding photographer, Rivas gathered the money he had been saving to buy a new camera lens and jumped on a bus to make the 12-hour journey to La Guaira, the coastal state that has suffered the most damage. “I couldn’t eat...
- Time
- 3 Jul 2026, 13:08 CEST
source time - Source
- The Guardian - World
- Trust
- medium · direct source trail
- Actors
- Israel, UN, Hamas, Lebanon, Venezuela, Hezbollah
Thousands of volunteers are joined by overseas teams in the hope of finding more survivors in the rubble, reports Tom Phillips in Caraballeda When twin earthquakes tore through Venezuela’s northern coast last week, Israel Rivas was at home hundreds of miles away in the industrial city of San Félix. As the scale of the catastrophe became clear, the 24-year-old knew he had to react. A mechanic and budding photographer, Rivas gathered the money he had been saving to buy a new camera lens and jumped on a bus to make the 12-hour journey to La Guaira, the coastal state that has suffered the most damage. “I couldn’t eat...
What is reported
‘I can only describe it as a war zone’: the rescuers navigating Venezuela’s post-quake hellscape
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Direct source with related reports nearby. The evidence trail is usable, but should not be read as a fully confirmed situation yet.
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