Venezuela-Earthquake/Emergency Care
Venezuela-Earthquake/Emergency Care
Dateline : June 27, 2026
Location : Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Duration : 1'33
La Guaira, Venezuela - June 27, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of medical staffers at work; others at temporary medical station
2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Simena, resident (full name not given):
"We need them to pay attention to the sanitation issue right now. The smell from the bodies of the deceased is already noticeable, and mosquitoes and insects are breeding everywhere. There is a risk of infectious disease outbreaks after the earthquake. We need professional medical help."
3. Various of people at medical station
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Javier, doctor (full name not given):
"When the injured are brought here after being found at the site, we immediately step in to help, using the medical skills we have learned."
5. Various of medical staffers at work, medicines
6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Maira, nurse (full name not given)(partially overlaid with shot 7):
"Our country is facing such a big disaster, and every one of us wants to do our part to get through it together. We've sent a team of medical students here to help with the handling of the deceased. The golden 72-hour rescue window has now passed, and the number of the deceased continues to rise. Our focus has shifted to comforting the families of the victims. To be honest, we don't care where we sleep and we just want to save as many people as we can."
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7. People at medical station
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8. Various of medical staffers at work
Medical workers have been providing emergency care for quake-hit victims at a temporary medical station in La Guaira, a coastal state in northern Venezuela and one of the areas hardest hit by two powerful earthquakes that struck the country on Wednesday.
The medical station has been set up near the ruins left by the tremors. As rescue efforts continued, sanitation and epidemic prevention have become major concerns.
"We need them to pay attention to the sanitation issue right now. The smell from the bodies of the deceased is already noticeable, and mosquitoes and insects are breeding everywhere. There is a risk of infectious disease outbreaks after the earthquake. We need professional medical help," said Simena, a local resident.
Many medical workers have volunteered to offer assistance, working around the clock in rotating shifts to help as many victims as possible.
"When the injured are brought here after being found at the site, we immediately step in to help, using the medical skills we have learned," said Javier, a doctor.
The death toll from the earthquakes has risen to 1,430, Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said Saturday.
"Our country is facing such a big disaster, and every one of us wants to do our part to get through it together. We've sent a team of medical students here to help with the handling of the deceased. The golden 72-hour rescue window has now passed, and the number of the deceased continues to rise. Our focus has shifted to comforting the families of the victims. To be honest, we don't care where we sleep and we just want to save as many people as we can," said Maira, a nurse.
ID : 8486845
Published : 2026-06-28 17:19
Last Modified : 2026-06-28 20:56:51
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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