Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has lashed out at the "regime" led by Delcy Rodríguez, which she has described as a "failed state," also censuring its "indifference" to the government's management of the emergency caused by the double earthquake that shook the country's coast on June 24. To date, the official death toll stands at approximately 3,890 people killed and 16,740 injured.
In an interview with the US network Univision, Machado stressed that "if there was urgency, if there was a need for certainty, security, and the re-institutionalization of the country, it is now much greater because the evidence of the state's collapse and the indifference with which this situation was handled has exacerbated this feeling."
The opposition leader insisted on the need for "a peaceful and civic path" to move towards that "re-institutionalization" of Venezuela, while describing the current situation as the "dynamic" typical of "a regime that is in total fragility."
In this context, she reiterated her diagnosis of the country: "It is truly a failed state, it is not just incompetence, it is not just malice. It is truly a failed state."
Meanwhile, Caracas continues to grapple with the devastating aftermath of the double earthquake, magnitudes 7.5 and 7.2 on the Richter scale, recorded just over two weeks ago. In addition to the constant increase in the number of victims, authorities have reported damage to more than 850 buildings, of which 190 have completely collapsed. More than 17,900 people have lost their homes or their homes have suffered "very severe" damage, according to official data.
The Caracas government has also reported that emergency services have provided assistance to 86,794 families, have managed to rescue 6,462 people, and have distributed more than 9,603 tons of food among the affected population.
According to the latest report released by the authorities, there are currently 3,931 international rescuers and a total of 30,076 personnel deployed to respond to the damage caused by the strong tremors, which have been followed by 1,142 aftershocks since June 24.