As Earthquake Death Toll Mounts, Venezuela Grapples With Recovering and Burying Bodies

Scritto il 01/07/2026
da Tibisay Romero, Isayen Herrera, Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Genevieve Glatsky

As the death toll mounts, thousands of bodies have overwhelmed Venezuela’s forensic system, turning a seaport into a temporary morgue.The authorities have started an improvised morgue, so that relatives can look for the bodies of loved ones among the earthquake’s victims at La Guaira’s port in Venezuela.