Dossier
displaced Venezuelans
Coverage of displaced Venezuelans in the Nexus archive.
- Venezuela faces post-quake medical crisis as threat of infections looms
Venezuela faces a post-quake medical crisis with untreated injuries and infectious diseases threatening a worsening situation. Displaced Venezuelans are in crowded shelters without clean water, exacerbating poor sanitary conditions after the June 24 earthquakes that killed at least 2,295 and injured over 11,000.
- Officials fear medical crisis as Venezuelans displaced by quakes crowd shelters, hospitals
Thousands of Venezuelans displaced by June 24 earthquakes are living in poor sanitary conditions without access to clean water as hospitals struggle with emergency patients. Aid workers warn of a major medical crisis that could cause more deaths if not controlled.