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Fuel Shortages Stall Venezuela Rescue Efforts as Cranes Sit Idle
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Fuel Shortages Stall Venezuela Rescue Efforts as Cranes Sit Idle Excavators and cranes ground to a halt at some rescue sites in Venezuela as fuel shortages hampered recovery efforts after last week’s earthquake, leaving crews unable to clear debris in some of the hardest-hit areas of La Guaira state. “There is no fuel, the machines are stopped since yesterday,” said Ariana Requena, who is trying to find her mother and brother in the rubble of Roca Park, a residential building that collapsed...
Fuel Shortages Stall Venezuela Rescue Efforts as Cranes Sit Idle
Excavators and cranes ground to a halt at some rescue sites in Venezuela as fuel shortages hampered recovery efforts after last week’s earthquake, leaving crews unable to clear debris in some of the hardest-hit areas of La Guaira state.
“There is no fuel, the machines are stopped since yesterday,” said Ariana Requena, who is trying to find her mother and brother in the rubble of Roca Park, a residential building that collapsed in La Guaira. Her grandparents’ bodies were recovered earlier this week.