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Venezuela's twin 7.4 and 7.6 earthquakes left 55,000–60,000 people missing, with rescue teams still unable to reach the hardest-hit areas. A Venezuelan doctor calls in live to report civilians are pulling survivors from rubble because professional rescue is too slow.
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Patrick introduces Ana Padilla, a Venezuelan doctor working at a donation center, who joins by Zoom to give an unfiltered account of the earthquake's aftermath. The panel has already watched building collapse footage — including a high-rise disintegrating and trapped survivors calling for help from beneath rubble. [1] — Ana Padilla "Venezuela's twin 7.4 and 7.6 earthquakes left 55,000–60,000 people missing, with rescue teams still unable to reach the hardest-hit areas. …" 44:00 Padilla describes a country that had not experienced a major earthquake in over 50 years, completely unprepared in both infrastructure and rescue capacity. She talks about university friends trapped under their buildings, some of whom did not survive, and says rescue teams have still not reached the most affected state of La Guaira, where approximately 100 buildings collapsed. Civilians are digging through concrete with their hands. Resources at hospitals are running out. She confirms that what is shown on international news dramatically understates the scale. Patrick updates the official death toll to 589 with 29,080 injured and 55,000–60,000 missing — Padilla suggests the final count will exceed 1,000. The segment closes with Patrick pledging 100% of all vteammerch.com sales that day to Venezuelan families, referencing how a previous merch fundraiser for LA wildfires raised over $100,000.
Twin earthquakes (7.4 and 7.6 magnitude) devastated Venezuela, leaving an estimated 55,000–60,000 people missing while official death tolls significantly undercounted casualties.
Venezuela's last major earthquake prior to this event occurred more than 50 years ago, meaning the country's infrastructure and population were entirely unprepared.
The official Venezuela earthquake death toll jumped to 589 during the broadcast, with 29,080 injured, while ground reports suggested casualties could exceed 1,000.
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