LA GUAIRA, Venezuela: When late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez built this coastal housing development bearing his name as part of his socialist revolution, residents found a fresh start after deadly floods had decimated the area more than a decade earlier. But after two back-to-back earthquakes flattened parts of the 1,100-unit complex on Wednesday, engineers are urging the Venezuelan government to swiftly audit similar public housing that is still standing.

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela — Tensions flared Saturday as desperation grew in Venezuela's state of La Guaira as rescuers and civilians searched for earthq...

Los edificios que construyó el chavismo se desmoronan tras los terremotos y mantienen en riesgo a cientos de familias en Venezuela

Venezuelans are digging barehanded through mountains of concrete from last week’s earthquakes for loved ones.

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela: Rescue crews raced Saturday to find survivors in the rubble of Venezuela’s powerful earthquakes as the death toll reached 1,430 and hopes dwindled more than…

Los 3400 departamentos del Urbanismo Hugo Chávez, en La Guaira, fueron desalojados por los graves daños estructurales; sus habitantes duermen en la calle y temen ser enviados a…

Especialistas dizem que décadas de negligência, falta de fiscalização das normas de construção e práticas precárias de licenciamento durante os governos de Chávez e de Maduro…

Profissionais temem que outros prédios ainda possam estar vulneráveis após os tremores devastadores

Los habitantes del Urbanismo Hugo Chávez, de 3.400 departamentos, cuatro pisos cada edificio, y ubicado en La Guaira, fueron desalojados y serán trasladados a un refugio en Caracas

El Colegio de Ingenieros de Venezuela ha alertado en diversos informes la vulnerabilidad de estos edificios.

Venezuela's La Guaira state bore the brunt of the earthquake damage, bringing memories of a 1999 disaster that became President Hugo Chávez's first major test. Now, it's the…

"The devastating earthquakes in Venezuela exposed exactly how the socialist government built housing for their people. Look at this video from La Guaira."

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela: When late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez built this coastal housing development bearing his name as part of his socialist revolution, residents found a fresh…

Experts point to poor code enforcement, risky geography as factors in collapses in the wake of twin earthquakes.

Ingenieros y arquitectos sostienen que el terreno inestable de La Guaira amplificó el impacto de los terremotos, pero que décadas de construcciones apresuradass y falta de…

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of people desperately sought food and shelter in Venezuela on Tuesday after the two earthquakes killed nearly 2,

Décadas de negligência, não aplicação de protocolos e licenciamento precário marcam história de conjuntos habitacionais no país.