00:08In Caracas, the Guayana Secura Complex in San Bernardino remains fully active, serving
00:14as a critical 24-hour logistic hub for earthquake relief.
00:18From the scene, our correspondent Melo de los Santos brings us all the details.
00:24Hello, studios. We are here from Caracas, from the San Bernardino neighborhood, and this
00:30is the Complex Guayana Ezequiva. It is one of the centers that is working as a center to
00:38receive donations, organize them, distribute them among other centers and the community.
00:45Let's recall that San Bernardino was one of the neighborhoods that was affected in Caracas
00:50by the two earthquakes of June 24th. This center as well is not only receiving donations.
00:58For example, we were just looking right where we are at a donation of mattresses that just
01:05got here and was being organized, reorganized. Let's see a little bit more of what is happening
01:10here. We also have a sector where people can come and get something to eat, something to
01:17drink. We also have a center of donations. As you see, clothes, toys, a lot of the effort
01:23that Venezuela has done as its internal solidarity. Also, the donations that have come from international
01:31efforts are being organized, distributed in order to benefit those who were affected.
01:38Once again, we were saying that this neighborhood was one of the affected by Caracas, and this
01:45center also has a sector for people to stay, to stay and sleep here. Those who lost their
01:55homes, for example, due to the earthquakes or that cannot go back there for reasons of security.
02:02Let's recall that some buildings did not collapse, but did end up with structural damage that make
02:08it very harmful for them to continue living there. That is why they have these sectors and this
02:16kind of centers now set up, not only in Caracas, also, of course, in La Guayra, one of the states
02:22that was most affected by these earthquakes, and along the Venezuelan territory as well. Some of those
02:29affected from La Guayra were also taking shelter at this temporary camp, as they are calling them as
02:37well, but most of the people coming here for now have to do with those affected in this neighborhood
02:43as well, and over 260 people are right now staying here at this temporary camp. And also, just to keep
02:55in mind how this continues to be open and work. Of course, we are right now late at night. The
03:02sector
03:02where the people are staying and sleeping is already with its lights turned off. People are sleeping, trying
03:09to get some rest, trying to get some peace, and some people are coming in to have maybe something to
03:15drink, something to eat. But the camps are always working. In this case, with the receiving and distributing,
03:22organizing of donations, this is a long-term effort. We were just talking to one of the coordinators, and he
03:29was saying just this idea, right, that there's a lot of internal solidarity here in Venezuela. It's
03:37one of the characteristics of the Venezuelan people, their willingness to come out and help those in need
03:42in a moment such as this one with these tragic earthquakes that happened just last week. And he
03:49was saying we all need to keep our strength because this is for the long run. This is a long
03:55-run effort,
03:56and people will continue to need this solidarity for the weeks to come. And these camps are a little
04:03bit about that. They are a little bit about helping and assisting those who survived, those who are giving
04:10their best right now in a very difficult situation so that they can have a place to come, a place
04:17to
04:17have a meal, a place to just be safe in a moment that is very difficult for them and their
04:25families
04:25as well, being received with this communal solidarity. This is a little bit of what is happening this
04:31night time in Caracas. We'll go back to you now.
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