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Mortuary in Caracas ‘overwhelmed’ as Venezuela struggles to respond after earthquakes

The Guardian UK Sunday 28 June 2026, 16:09 UTC By Clavel Rangel in Caracas and Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro 1 min read
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Volunteers provide counselling and funeral directors donate coffins after loss of at least 1,430 livesThe bodies turn up on motorcycles, in the backs of cars or the load beds of pickup trucks: victims of a natural disaster that has shaken an already fragile nation to its core.“[Yesterday], the entire street was packed with people arriving with deceased relatives,” said Camila Rodríguez, a psychology student who is offering emotional support to grieving families at the Bello Monte mortuary...

Volunteers provide counselling and funeral directors donate coffins after loss of at least 1,430 lives

The bodies turn up on motorcycles, in the backs of cars or the load beds of pickup trucks: victims of a natural disaster that has shaken an already fragile nation to its core.

“[Yesterday], the entire street was packed with people arriving with deceased relatives,” said Camila Rodríguez, a psychology student who is offering emotional support to grieving families at the Bello Monte mortuary in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas.

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