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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Clavel Rangel in Caracas, and Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

Mortuary in Caracas ‘overwhelmed’ as Venezuela struggles to respond after earthquakes

A mother and son sit outside one of a group of tents on a street
Hundreds of families have been camping on the streets in Caracas because they are too scared to return home. Photograph: Javier Campos/AP

The bodies turn up on motorcycles, in the backs of cars or the load beds of pickup trucks: victims of a natural disaster that has shaken an already fragile nation to its core.

“[Yesterday], the entire street was packed with people arriving with deceased relatives,” said Camila Rodríguez, a psychology student who is offering emotional support to grieving families at the Bello Monte mortuary in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas.

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