The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado said she is ready to return to Venezuela after the devastating twin earthquakes that have left the country in mourning, but accused the Delcy Rodríguez-led government of trying to keep her out by closing the country's airspace and threatening those willing to help her come back.
The Venezuelan opposition leader delivered the message in a video posted on X from Panama City, where she said she had planned to travel to Venezuela to join emergency and reconstruction efforts after the catastrophe that struck the country's northwestern coast. The official tally puts the dead toll near 2,000, while NGOs calculate there are between 64,000 and 68,000 people missing.
