WorldA revolution in ruins: Fury amid the rubble of quake-hit Venezuela housing project

Two powerful earthquakes have reduced Venezuela’s OPPE 25 government housing project in Caraballeda to shattered concrete and deeply disrupted lives. Discontent is growing with the Trump-backed government as the heirs of Hugo Chávez struggle to respond to a disaster for which they appear ill-prepared. The project stood in an area once known as a stronghold of support for Chávez’s populist Bolivarian revolution. Gabriel González recalls the excitement of receiving the keys to his newly completed apartment in 2013, before the housing complex was devastated.

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TThe Guardian★★★☆☆2026-07-12 05:00Original