Beneath the Baked Goods: Venezuela's Unmet Quake Crisis A giant cake might momentarily brighten a child's day, but it does little to address the entrenched structural vulnerabilities exposed by last month's devastating twin earthquakes in Venezuela.
The human cost is staggering, with over 5,000 lives lost and nearly 1. 8 million people – including some 680,000 children – reliant on humanitarian aid.
The disaster has laid bare the consequences of years of neglect and mismanagement, which have left the country woefully unprepared for a major catastrophe.