Anger in Venezuela one month on from earthquakes
7/24/202625 min
A month after two devastating earthquakes struck Venezuela, the search continues for people still missing in the worst-hit region of La Guaira. At least 5,000 people were killed, and families are demanding answers about why public housing blocks collapsed.
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Photo: People work together as they search for their loved ones amid debris following the earthquakes in June in Caraballeda, La Guaira, Venezuela. Credit: REUTERS/Gaby Oraa
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Pete Ross· Host0:47
[outro jingle] This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. [upbeat music] I'm Pete Ross, and in the early hours of Friday the 24th of July, these are our main stories. One month on from the catastrophic earthquakes in Venezuela, thousands of people remain missing. The US hits trading partners with new tariffs, claiming they failed to properly stop forced labor. American lawmakers push for an AI kill switch after OpenAI goes rogue. Also in this podcast, Sri Lanka fights the worst outbreak of dengue fever in a decade, and- But that made me think, "Hmm, maybe it is just for