Venezuelan American community leaders in South Florida are urging the Trump administration to pair its humanitarian response to Venezuela's devastating June 24 earthquakes with renewed efforts to promote a democratic transition, arguing that reconstruction cannot succeed while the country's current leadership remains in power.
Speaking at a press conference in Doral earlier this week, activists and local officials said the earthquakes, which measured 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude and have killed more than 2,200 people while injuring over 11,000, exposed longstanding weaknesses in Venezuela's emergency response system and healthcare infrastructure.
