Venezuela's deadly quakes put its U.S.-backed government to the test

Powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela's La Guaira state today, causing fatalities and putting the government's emergency response to the test. The disaster echoes a major earthquake from nineteen ninety-nine that struck during President Hugo Chávez's early tenure and became a defining test of his leadership. According to NPR, Venezuela's current acting leader now faces a similar challenge in managing the crisis and its aftermath.

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