Venezuela leader vows ‘no social unrest here’ as earthquakes death toll passes 3,000

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Venezuela’s interim president stated the country would avoid social unrest after twin earthquakes killed over 3,000 people and left thousands homeless. The disaster heavily affected the coastal La Guaira area north of Caracas.

Venezuela’s interim president said on Sunday the country would not descend into social unrest after the twin earthquakes which killed more than 3,000 people and left thousands more missing. One of Latin America’s worst earthquake disasters, the June 24 shocks collapsed scores of buildings, leaving thousands homeless, especially in the coastal La Guaira area north of the capital Caracas. “There will be no social unrest here, what we have here is deep social solidarity,” Delcy Rodriguez said...