Venezuela deadly earthquake: 'Countless lives lost that in a normal country would have been rescued'

A deadly earthquake has struck Venezuela. According to American-Venezuelan journalist Germania Rodriguez Paleo, the humanitarian catastrophe extends far beyond the earthquake itself—decades of institutional collapse have left the country unable to mount effective rescue efforts. As she notes, countless lives have been lost that, in a functioning state, would have been rescued.

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