Recent Earthquakes Expose Problems with Venezuela’s Disaster Preparedness and Response, Scientists Say
When Antonio Machado Allison assisted with earthquake response efforts in Venezuela’s capital of Caracas in 1967, he felt confident in the way the government mobilized its teams. When he arrived, Allison described immediately seeing a plethora of state agencies onsite organizing rescue and salvage services, executing primary and emergency care and coordinating volunteers and the […]