2 Deadly Earthquakes Hit Venezuela, and Why Chemo Drugs Could Soon Be Rationed
6/25/20269 min
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Here’s what we’re covering:
Venezuela Live Updates: Chaos and Fear After Deadly Earthquakes, by The New York Times
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Tracy Mumford· Host0:28
[upbeat music] From The New York Times, it's the headlines. I'm Tracy Mumford. Today's Thursday, June 25th. Here's what we're covering. [building collapsing] In Venezuela last night, the country was rocked by a pair of huge, deadly earthquakes. One of the quakes, with a magnitude of 7.5, was the largest there in more than a century. And people describe scenes of terror and confusion as building after building collapsed and residents flooded into the streets. [fire roaring] Footage posted online showed rescue crews working through the night as they picked over the rubble looking for survivors.
Anatoly Kurmanayev1:12
The areas that appear to be the hardest hits are coastal areas, Venezuela's Caribbean coast, which is a densely populated area, one of the poorest areas of the country. So a lots of substandard housing, a lot of informal housing. And the images that we are seeing