00:00And in Venezuela, the nation continues its path to recovery after the twin earthquakes of June 24th.
00:05For this, the government has coordinated the inspection and repair of structures impacted by a seismic event.
00:10From Quinta Crespo Commercial and Urban District in Caracas, our correspondent Melinda Los Santos with more details.
00:20Hello studios, coming to you from Quinta Crespo in Caracas, particularly from Di Martín Mosqueda Comune.
00:26And we've been joining some of the inspection works, the brigades that are made up by the presidential commission, by
00:34the certified engineers, by the leaders, the spokesperson for the different communal councils that are making up specific brigades that
00:45are in charge of inspecting every building that has received an alert by the neighbors of different damages caused by
00:54the two earthquakes.
00:57We have come here in a process that has started weeks ago.
01:02It is very much advanced right now.
01:04Actually, the leaders of the commune were telling us that they are very hopeful that today they can maybe conclude
01:12the inspections of all the buildings affected.
01:15And so they can bring that Tranquility.com, that information to the neighbors.
01:22We are talking primarily about the buildings that are residencies, although, of course, those have been prioritized in the inspections.
01:32And some houses that also received damages were included as well.
01:37Everything in order to bring that calm and that security to the neighbors that really need it.
01:42All of these inspections have been organized in order in terms of the urgency and they have prioritized the ones
01:50that needed urgent care weeks ago, of course.
01:53And now they are going over the other cases.
01:56Everything is a process of dialogue between the engineers, the reference, the spokesperson of the communes and the neighbors themselves,
02:06who, of course, know the building first.
02:08And they are showing each of the sections of the damages caused by the earthquakes so that the engineers can
02:17see, evaluate and in most cases explain the severity if it needs to be repaired or not.
02:25If it's just wall and external features or if it really entails some major repairs because it is affecting structural
02:35elements.
02:35This whole process concludes with the with the classification in terms of the color code.
02:41That means the green, yellow and red symbolizing the level of damage to these structures and also a process of
02:51explaining in detail what this means.
02:54Because, for example, not all buildings classified as red mean the imminent risk of collapse.
03:02Most of them don't actually one of these buildings was classified as red.
03:08It only means that there are some specific structural elements that need to be modified.
03:14And depending on the risk it entails, it is classified as red because it is put in the highest priority
03:21for future repairs.
03:23But, and this is all explained to these neighbors because, of course, it has to do with the entire process
03:30of reconstruction after the double earthquakes.
03:34The neighbors were telling us that they feel accompanied in this process and the communal leaders in particular, the importance
03:43and the level of work that this brigade with the engineers, they have been working nonstop really in terms of
03:50reaching every building and being able in a record time to expect every structure that needed to receive that inspection.
04:02And that instruction from those professionals who know best.
04:07That is what is happening right now.
04:09We will continue bringing you more information.
04:11This is Caracas over four weeks after the double earthquake.
04:15And we continue now.
04:16We tell us your English.
04:17I go back.
