Across the country, hospitals, rescue centres and morgues remain overwhelmed as emergency teams race against time to recover survivors and identify victims.
Highlights
- Death toll from Venezuela’s twin earthquakes rises to 1,430.
- Thousands of people remain missing following the disaster.
- Bello Monte mortuary in Caracas is overwhelmed with victims.
- Families continue searching for loved ones amid widespread destruction.
Bello Monte Morgue Overwhelmed
At Caracas’ Bello Monte mortuary, scenes of heartbreak have become a daily reality as grieving families arrive hoping to identify relatives killed in the disaster.
According to volunteers, motorcycles, private vehicles and pickup trucks have continuously transported victims to the facility since the earthquakes struck.
Camila Rodríguez, a psychology student volunteering to provide emotional support, described the emotional toll on families.
She said the mortuary was inundated with mourners bringing the bodies of relatives, making it one of the country’s busiest centres since the disaster.
Families Torn Apart
Among those waiting outside the morgue was Marjorie Cedeño, whose entire immediate family was wiped out by the earthquakes.
She lost both her parents and her brother after their four-storey apartment building, Residencias Obelisco, collapsed in the Los Palos Grandes neighbourhood, trapping dozens beneath the rubble.
The tragedy has left countless families facing unimaginable loss as rescue teams continue searching collapsed buildings for survivors.
Rescue Efforts Continue
The twin earthquakes struck Venezuela’s Caribbean coast last Wednesday, bringing down hundreds of homes, apartment blocks and commercial buildings.
Authorities say tens of thousands of people remain unaccounted for, while local and international rescue teams continue searching through debris despite increasingly difficult conditions.
Humanitarian agencies have also stepped in to provide emergency food, shelter and psychological support to affected communities.
As rescue efforts continue and families mourn unimaginable losses, Venezuela faces the long and difficult journey of healing from one of the darkest disasters in its modern history.
