00:00More than three weeks after the destructive twin earthquakes in northern Venezuela,
00:04the coordinated response is focusing heavily on humanitarian aid and social management for displaced families.
00:09Today, high-level government officials are touring temporary camps in the capital
00:13to assess the immediate needs of residents and streamlined regional support.
00:17For the latest updates on these field inspections, we cross our lives with our correspondent, Benel de los Santos.
00:25Estudios, how are you? I'm coming to you from Caracas, from the San Bernardino neighborhood,
00:29particularly from the Vicente Landaeta Hill Public School.
00:34It's functioning as one of the transitory camps, as others that we have seen.
00:39This particular place, you know, San Bernardino was one of the most affected,
00:43and what we are seeing right now, besides the people who are just going around their day,
00:49there is a special tour right now being made by the Minister of Planning of Venezuela,
00:56Ricardo Menéndez, who is visiting the transitory camp.
00:59As we speak, you can now see the images.
01:01He is talking to some of those who are staying here, some of those who have been affected.
01:08There are around 14 families staying at this transitory camp in particular.
01:14Some of those families are from the San Bernardino neighborhood,
01:19which was affected with one collapsed building and some other buildings
01:23who are not being able to be lived in right now because there are reparations underway,
01:29as we have seen some in other cases.
01:32Also, visitors and people that are from La Guaira,
01:36whose buildings have also been severely damaged and are staying here in this transitory camp,
01:41as others that we have seen have the objective of the ministers in this case,
01:49as is the case of Mr. Menéndez,
01:52just going around and overseeing the work, the life,
01:56and the way that these transitory camps are providing the necessary assistance
02:01to all of those who need it.
02:04We have seen other ones.
02:05It's just one of the stages in which all the areas of the state are coming together
02:11in a coordinated way to provide this ongoing effort.
02:16And the going around, talking to the people,
02:19talking to those who are working in the kitchen,
02:21talking to those who are affected and staying here
02:24to really understand what are their needs right now.
02:27We are three weeks after the earthquake,
02:30a little bit over three weeks.
02:32And, of course, the needs and the moment,
02:36the stage in what Venezuela is in right now keeps on changing.
02:40People are, for example, they were just saying,
02:43having reports, constant reports on the stage of their buildings
02:48because some of them are on ongoing inspections and reparations
02:52to see when and if they can go back.
02:55So, understanding the depth of that situation
02:58is one of the objectives of this tour.
03:01We'll continue going around what it is like inside these transitory camps,
03:06also the reparations underway in Caracas.
03:09For now, I go back to you.
03:12And that was our colleague Belén de los Santos from Caracas.
03:15And that was our colleague Belén de los Santos from Caracas.
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