Venezuela’s Earthquakes Are Exposing the Fault Lines in U.S. Policy
A nation coping with an epic disaster is pressing for answers on its democratic transition, an expert writes.
CARACAS—Twin earthquakes opened the earth beneath Venezuela a week ago, killing almost 3,000 people. As international and local rescue workers continue to sift through debris to find 40,000 missing people, 11,000 have been reported injured and many are still unaccounted for. Devastation of this magnitude would be painfully tragic for any nation, and in today’s Venezuela, it is proving unbearable. The interim government led by Delcy Rodríguez has been heavily criticized for its slow response and lack of coordination in addressing the ensuing chaos, as well as for its handling...
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