00:03Hello, welcome to Telecity English. It's been almost 11 days since the two earthquakes of 7.2 and 7.5
00:11magnitude stroke of Venezuela.
00:13The efforts continue, people continue to seek refuge in all the camps and people continue to lift their lives and
00:24also to help overcome this situation
00:27with humanitarian aid and international solidarity.
00:30Our correspondent Belén de los Santos is now in Caracas, Venezuela and will show us how is the life right
00:38now, how is the people living in this moment.
00:41Hello, Belén.
00:44Hello, Lorena. Exactly as you were saying, well, July 5th and a typical Independence Day here in Venezuela
00:51because it is the Independence Day that comes 11 days after the twin earthquakes that struck the country as you
00:59were saying it well.
01:00We know that Caracas was one of the zones affected. Of course, the state of La Guayra is one of
01:06the most affected regions as well.
01:09And first of all, it is a calm day here in Caracas as the days continue with the efforts to
01:16provide assistance to every person who was affected.
01:20Of course, in different capacities here in the capital city. In particular, we are in the Plaza de la Juventud
01:27in the youth square in Spanish,
01:30one of the iconic center squares here in the capital. And in this case, what we have here is a
01:38camp that was set up by the neighbors,
01:41particularly those affected by the earthquakes and living in some of the buildings that are close to the square.
01:49We have, of course, as you were saying, different forms of people who were affected by the earthquakes.
01:56We were just talking to them, to the families who have been here for 11 days now about the way
02:04that they lived the earthquakes.
02:05Of course, with a lot of fear, with a lot of just the feeling of needing to put the lives
02:14of their family first at this moment.
02:17And most of these buildings have already been checked and supervised by the authorities.
02:24This is part of the protocol that is underway. So we are not at one of the most affected areas
02:32of Caracas.
02:32But still, the protocol is that for any building that suffered any sort of application to its structure, there was
02:42a supervision and inspection in order to guarantee the neighbors the information regarding their households.
02:50And with that information, many of them are taking their own decisions because, of course, here you have the structural
02:58damages, the objective damages, but also you have the psychological impact.
03:02So maybe we were talking to some of the neighbors around here who are living or their houses are in
03:11a building right across the square that was checked and was allowed for people to come inside.
03:19So some of the families went back inside, but some are staying outside.
03:24And that is because, for example, they were telling us that the kids are still scared to see how this
03:31continues.
03:31So there is a lot of different psychological impacts that come into play.
03:36And how are they living through this moment?
03:39Well, with support and solidarity among them, with solidarity from the Venezuelan people in general and with the support of
03:47the authorities that are going around with the inspections, with the information in order to guarantee that everyone has a
03:58place to stay at night.
03:59You know that during this time, the transitory camps are already being set up and in full functioning around the
04:07city.
04:07And that is also an option for those not only who, as we were saying, their buildings suffered complete structural
04:15damage, but also for those who do not want at this moment to come back inside.
04:21Because maybe they are afraid that their households at the moment have suffered damages inside as well, so they can
04:32choose other options and others for now are staying here.
04:37We were also just witnessing the Venezuelan solidarity at this moment with some young women and men who were coming
04:46from El Junquito, a little bit far away from where we are right now.
04:50Just kids that wanted to start baking and cooking for everyone affected.
04:56They wake up very early in the morning since the earthquake right now and they are coming around and giving
05:03something to eat, to drink to those affected.
05:07That is the way in which the Venezuelan solidarity is also being a very important and key part of this
05:16day's, the aftermath of the twin earthquakes.
05:18So we're seeing recovery efforts in La Guayra in particular.
05:22We are seeing the ways in which these families are organizing themselves to continue the days to come with their
05:30families inside and outside Caracas as well and just struggling to continue their lives.
05:37They go on even though this enormous tragedy struck Venezuela.
05:42The country is very much standing up with the people doing their very best to continue and that is a
05:49community effort.
05:50Lorena, that is all for now.
05:56Thank you so much, Belen.
05:57As you were saying, it will be very difficult to overcome this situation, this ecological damage.
06:05But I think that with the international help, with also the help of all the people united, Venezuela will rise
06:14again.
06:14If you want to keep informed on the current situation of Venezuela after almost, as we were saying, 11 days
06:22after the earthquakes,
06:24please stay tuned on televisionenglish.net.
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