00:15Hello once more. In the aftermath of the June 24th Twin Earthquakes, communities across
00:21La Guayra are creating spaces of support and care. At the Santa Edwige Temporary Camp,
00:27elderly survivors are receiving assistance, shelter and a place to
00:32recover surrounded by their community. Our correspondent Belen De Los Santos was
00:36there and now has the story for us.
00:45Hello, studios. Exactly as you were saying, we continue going around La Guayra
00:49State in this case, going after the stories that are making up these days
00:55after the Twin Earthquakes of June 24th. Of course, we know of the destruction and
01:01we know of the pain that so many families are living through, but we're also seeing
01:06these stories of solidarity, of resilience, of every space that across the state is
01:12being built in order to join those efforts and accompany those who have
01:18suffered the most but need a place of love. And in that case, we are here at the
01:24transitory camp Santa Edwige, that is particularly made for elder, for the
01:30elderly, for the grandfathers and grandmothers of the community who are now
01:35finding a place that's specifically designed for them. We were here a few
01:39days ago actually last week and this was just starting up. This was the
01:46reconstruction or actually the building of a place that is actually a school, turning
01:51it into this transitory camp with everything that it needs to function in
01:56particular for the elderly population. They did this, the community, the commune, did
02:02this in a record time, really. In just hours they made this transitory camp possible and
02:10at that moment there were a few grandfathers and grandfathers here already
02:17staying. The team working here was doing a great effort of going outside to the
02:24community to identify every case of the people who could benefit from this space.
02:31And well, we are here days after that moment and this has grown so much. They have
02:38over 60 residents right now. You can see behind me just a moment for play, a moment for
02:48enjoyment in the midst of this tragedy. This is what this camp is all about. It is a camp
02:53in which the elderly people are receiving medical assistance, a place to sleep, of course, the
03:00necessary spaces to really, truly live through this moment with every support that they need in
03:12and always in contact with the community. We've also heard from cases of people who
03:17were here. They were assisted with everything they needed and then their
03:22families were contacted after the earthquake and with the process they could be
03:29reunited with those families because that is what this camp is also about. The idea not
03:34only of fostering the assistance to the population but also targeting the most
03:39vulnerable sectors of the population. This is the story from Santa Eduvijis. We will
03:44have more. I go back to studios now.
03:50Thank you, Belen. That was our correspondent Belen de los Santos as she is a witness of how
03:55community efforts is being centered in the protection, in the care of those most vulnerable.
04:02I mean, the tragedy that the nation has been suffering since June 24th after the double
04:08earthquake struck the nation on June 24th. And now the elderly population is one of the
04:14most vulnerable ones in the face of this tragedy and how the communities are getting together in order
04:20to support them in the midst of the tragedy. This is all for now. Stay tuned with Tell us
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