00:00All eyes are in Venezuela. So far, 1,450 people have been confirmed dead, more than 3,000 have been
00:08hospitalized, over 12,000 have been displaced, and more than 50,000 remain missing. And these numbers are expected to
00:17rise.
00:17The earthquake caused the disaster, but why are so many Venezuelans saying the government's response made it even deadlier? As
00:27the critical 72-hour rescue window closed, families were still digging through the rubble with their bare hands, because there
00:34wasn't enough heavy machinery to reach survivors.
00:38Many say they could still hear loved ones trapped beneath the debris, but help wasn't arriving fast enough.
00:44Public frustration is growing. Residents accused the government of responding too slowly, being unprepared, and restricting volunteers from entering some
00:53of the hardest-hit areas.
00:55The earthquake also exposed years of neglect. At least 774 buildings collapsed, including 189 completely destroyed, prompting engineers to warn
01:06about weak construction standards and poor enforcement of seismic building codes.
01:12Hospitals are overwhelmed, short of electricity, water, medicine, ambulances, and even space.
01:19While Venezuela increasingly relies on international aid that has showed up to fill the gap.
01:25Analysts and human rights organizations say years of institutional decline under investment, corruption, and inadequate emergency preparedness left the country
01:36dangerously vulnerable long before the ground started shaking.
01:40No doubt.
01:41Longest
01:41We want a lot of everybody to see.
01:42We want to ask ourselves.
01:44We want to ask ourselves.
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