Venezuela-US Attack/Residents
Caracas, Venezuela - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of cityscape
2. Various of residents of San Agustin
3. Various of Alejandro Calabalou, resident of San Agustin, showing video of U.S. attack on his mobile phone
Caracas, Venezuela - Jan 3, 2026 (Courtesy of Alejandro Calabalou - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Footage showing U.S. attack
Caracas, Venezuela - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Alejandro Calabalou, resident of San Agustin (partially overlaid with shot 6):
"The entire place was shaking violently. The helicopters circled overhead, darting back and forth. Small fireballs could be seen falling from the sky, bursting into massive blazes the moment they hit the ground. Bombs were dropped everywhere. Soon the entire hill and the horizon were filled with fiery red and orange. What happened plunged me into deep anxiety. I can no longer sleep as soundly as before. I have become hypervigilant, always waking at 02:00 and lying awake the rest of the night. I felt the attack had truly left me with emotional trauma."
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Caracas, Venezuela - Jan 3, 2026 (Courtesy of Alejandro Calabalou - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Footage showing U.S. attack
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7. Footage showing U.S. attack
Caracas, Venezuela - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Tianixa Caraballo, resident of San Agustin:
"[The U.S.] shows us no respect. They don't follow the rules at all. They break in like intruders and terrorists invading our country. They want our oil, they want our wealth."
9. Various of buildings, residents in San Augustin
10. Cityscape
11. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Ramona, community leader of San Agustin (full name not given) (starting with shot 10):
"I'm really distressed about what is happening in Venezuela. We are waiting for the United States to release our president and our Celia, because this situation absolutely cannot continue. Venezuela is ours. We, the Venezuelans, are the ones who decide here. We want our president back in Venezuela."
12. Cityscape
The Venezuelans expressed their anger and anxiety over the recent U.S. military strikes against their country and the ensuing capture of President Nicolas Maduro, and condemned the U.S. military aggression as a terrorist act.
The United States launched large-scale military strikes against Venezuela early on Jan 3 and captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, and then transported the couple to the New York city.
The U.S. military operation plunged the Venezuelan capital of Caracas into chaos, with residents of the hillside neighborhood of San Agustin in south of central Caracas witnessing the strikes firsthand.
From their vantage point overlooking the capital city, they could see the strategic La Carlota Air Base and the Fort Tiuna military command center, both primary targets in the U.S. strikes.
Alejandro Calabalou, a resident of San Agustin, recounted the night shattered by violence. From his rooftop, he observed more than a dozen helicopters flying toward Fort Tiuna before huge explosions and the sound of heavy machine gun fire coming from the direction of the base.
"The entire place was shaking violently. The helicopters circled overhead, darting back and forth. Small fireballs could be seen falling from the sky, bursting into massive blazes the moment they hit the ground. Bombs were dropped everywhere. Soon the entire hill and the horizon were filled with fiery red and orange. What happened plunged me into deep anxiety. I can no longer sleep as soundly as before. I have become hypervigilant, always waking at 02:00 and lying awake the rest of the night. I felt the attack had truly left me with emotional trauma," he said.
Following the U.S. military strikes, the neighborhood remained without communications, electricity or water for two days.
Residents condemned the U.S. military strikes on the South American nation as a terrorist act, and urged the immediate release of their president.
"[The U.S.] shows us no respect. They don't follow the rules at all. They break in like intruders and terrorists invading our country. They want our oil, they want our wealth," said Tianixa Caraballo, another resident of San Agustin.
"I'm really distressed about what is happening in Venezuela. We are waiting for the United States to release our president and our Celia, because this situation absolutely cannot continue. Venezuela is ours. We, the Venezuelans, are the ones who decide here. We want our president back in Venezuela," said Ramona, a community leader of San Agustin.
Venezuela-US Attack/Residents
Dateline : Jan 3, 2026/Recent
Location : Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Duration : 2'25
Caracas, Venezuela - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of cityscape
2. Various of residents of San Agustin
3. Various of Alejandro Calabalou, resident of San Agustin, showing video of U.S. attack on his mobile phone
Caracas, Venezuela - Jan 3, 2026 (Courtesy of Alejandro Calabalou - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Footage showing U.S. attack
Caracas, Venezuela - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Alejandro Calabalou, resident of San Agustin (partially overlaid with shot 6):
"The entire place was shaking violently. The helicopters circled overhead, darting back and forth. Small fireballs could be seen falling from the sky, bursting into massive blazes the moment they hit the ground. Bombs were dropped everywhere. Soon the entire hill and the horizon were filled with fiery red and orange. What happened plunged me into deep anxiety. I can no longer sleep as soundly as before. I have become hypervigilant, always waking at 02:00 and lying awake the rest of the night. I felt the attack had truly left me with emotional trauma."
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
Caracas, Venezuela - Jan 3, 2026 (Courtesy of Alejandro Calabalou - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Footage showing U.S. attack
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
7. Footage showing U.S. attack
Caracas, Venezuela - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Tianixa Caraballo, resident of San Agustin:
"[The U.S.] shows us no respect. They don't follow the rules at all. They break in like intruders and terrorists invading our country. They want our oil, they want our wealth."
9. Various of buildings, residents in San Augustin
10. Cityscape
11. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Ramona, community leader of San Agustin (full name not given) (starting with shot 10):
"I'm really distressed about what is happening in Venezuela. We are waiting for the United States to release our president and our Celia, because this situation absolutely cannot continue. Venezuela is ours. We, the Venezuelans, are the ones who decide here. We want our president back in Venezuela."
12. Cityscape
The Venezuelans expressed their anger and anxiety over the recent U.S. military strikes against their country and the ensuing capture of President Nicolas Maduro, and condemned the U.S. military aggression as a terrorist act.
The United States launched large-scale military strikes against Venezuela early on Jan 3 and captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, and then transported the couple to the New York city.
The U.S. military operation plunged the Venezuelan capital of Caracas into chaos, with residents of the hillside neighborhood of San Agustin in south of central Caracas witnessing the strikes firsthand.
From their vantage point overlooking the capital city, they could see the strategic La Carlota Air Base and the Fort Tiuna military command center, both primary targets in the U.S. strikes.
Alejandro Calabalou, a resident of San Agustin, recounted the night shattered by violence. From his rooftop, he observed more than a dozen helicopters flying toward Fort Tiuna before huge explosions and the sound of heavy machine gun fire coming from the direction of the base.
"The entire place was shaking violently. The helicopters circled overhead, darting back and forth. Small fireballs could be seen falling from the sky, bursting into massive blazes the moment they hit the ground. Bombs were dropped everywhere. Soon the entire hill and the horizon were filled with fiery red and orange. What happened plunged me into deep anxiety. I can no longer sleep as soundly as before. I have become hypervigilant, always waking at 02:00 and lying awake the rest of the night. I felt the attack had truly left me with emotional trauma," he said.
Following the U.S. military strikes, the neighborhood remained without communications, electricity or water for two days.
Residents condemned the U.S. military strikes on the South American nation as a terrorist act, and urged the immediate release of their president.
"[The U.S.] shows us no respect. They don't follow the rules at all. They break in like intruders and terrorists invading our country. They want our oil, they want our wealth," said Tianixa Caraballo, another resident of San Agustin.
"I'm really distressed about what is happening in Venezuela. We are waiting for the United States to release our president and our Celia, because this situation absolutely cannot continue. Venezuela is ours. We, the Venezuelans, are the ones who decide here. We want our president back in Venezuela," said Ramona, a community leader of San Agustin.
ID : 8461061
Published : 2026-01-10 10:39
Last Modified : 2026-01-10 20:03:59
Source : China Central Television (CCTV),Other
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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