No basic services and nowhere to go: How these Venezuelans are living a month after the earthquakes

We visited the ruins of a housing complex built by the Chavista regime: the now homeless residents brave the heat, humidity, and flies from their tents, as they’re promised a house by 2027.

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela — A month has passed since earthquakes shook Venezuela and killed thousands, but in the state of La Guaira the old way of life feels like a distant memory.

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Walking through a residential area is like passing through a graveyard of buildings that are no longer recognizable, not even for people who lived there for years.

And then there’s another reality affecting the state: the displaced. Hundreds of people are now living in donated tents after losing their homes.