Venezuela-Earthquakes/Reconstruction
Venezuela-Earthquakes/Reconstruction
Dateline : Recent
Location : Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Duration : 1'49
Venezuela - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of architects, engineers inspecting buildings
2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Lilian Martinez, volunteer architect (ending with shots 3-4):
"Right now, our team in Caracas is carrying out building inspections, analyzing the structures that remain standing, and assessing whether they are still habitable or require preventive evacuation."
3. Architects, engineers working
4. Person holding safety helmet
5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Tany Pena, community leader:
"We are coordinating with government authorities to carry out these initial inspections, in order to provide our neighbors with a sense of security and help them ease the pressure caused by the disaster that has struck our country."
6. Various of experts working
7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Gustavo Marin, community architect:
"All these structural analyses, all these soil studies, and all the lessons we are drawing from this experience will allow us in the future to define seismic zones, carry out a new zoning plan, and even introduce new regulations that will guide our policy."
8. Various of collapsed buildings, workers removing rubble
9. Various of architects, engineers inspecting buildings
Venezuela has activated the second phase of its emergency response, shifting the focus to reconstruction after the devastating twin earthquakes on June 24.
In this new phase, efforts are centered on inspecting damaged buildings, evaluating affected land, and mobilizing financial resources to assist victims and displaced residents.
Teams of architects and engineers have fanned out across Venezuelan communities to inspect structures, assess damage and address residents' concerns.
"Right now, our team in Caracas is carrying out building inspections, analyzing the structures that remain standing, and assessing whether they are still habitable or require preventive evacuation," said Lilian Martinez, a volunteer architect.
"We are coordinating with government authorities to carry out these initial inspections, in order to provide our neighbors with a sense of security and help them ease the pressure caused by the disaster that has struck our country," said Tany Pena, a community leader.
These brigades are part of a government commission tasked with assessing the habitability of buildings. Authorities have implemented a color-coded system in which red signals structures pose an immediate threat to human safety and, in most cases, require demolition.
"All these structural analyses, all these soil studies, and all the lessons we are drawing from this experience will allow us in the future to define seismic zones, carry out a new zoning plan, and even introduce new regulations that will guide our policy," said Gustavo Marin, a community architect.
The Venezuelan government is coordinating with international teams, scientists, and post-disaster reconstruction specialists to address a problem that could persist over time. In parallel, plans are already being designed with the real estate and construction sectors to revise urban planning regulations.
Funding will come from the Development Bank of Latin America as well as from Venezuelan funds frozen abroad. In fact, an initial allocation of 200 million U.S. dollars has already been earmarked to begin the work.
ID : 8487761
Published : 2026-07-04 20:53
Last Modified : 2026-07-04 20:58:14
Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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