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“Living on the Street”: the pain and urgency of recovering a home after the double earthquake in Venezuela

The article reports on the aftermath of a double earthquake in Venezuela on June 24, focusing on survivors' personal stories of loss and displacement.

A double earthquake struck Venezuela on June 24, causing over 6,400 deaths and 86,000 hospitalizations.

Survivors are living in temporary camps, such as Campo de Gol in Tanaguarena, La Guaira, and face dire conditions.

Yelitza Peña lost her husband and son in the quake; she and her daughter are now homeless and seek a safe place to live.

Francisco Guerra dug 14 meters by hand to recover his family's bodies and buried them himself; he now lives in a provisional camp.

AI-assisted synthesis anchored to a real VeraVadis-analyzed source. Cleared by VeraVadis's automated editorial gates on 2026-08-23 — not reviewed by a human editor. Archive piece: published under our earlier method. It does not carry the per-claim evidence chain — who reported it first and who is echoing whom — that our current pieces carry. The source link and the date are the original ones.