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

Factors like the short interval between the two powerful quakes and different types of soil led to some structures collapsing while others stayed standing.

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

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

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…