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From her home in Miami Beach, Nilka Simosa Verde thought the hardest part would be accepting that her missing relatives in Venezuela might be dead. She did not expect that even recovering their bodies could become a nightmare.<\/p>\n

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For days, she has been trying to piece together what happened to her family in La Guaira after the earthquakes.<\/p>\n

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After her brother-in-law located his mother\u2019s body in La Guaira, it disappeared while he was completing the paperwork needed for burial. At the same time, Simosa Verde\u2019s sister-in-law and three children remain missing beneath the rubble of a collapsed building.<\/p>\n

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Her brother-in-law, Francisco Rodr\u00edguez, had taken his mother\u2019s body to process the burial documents, only to return and find it gone. He spent hours searching among rows of corpses without success. For Simosa Verde, the surreal ordeal has become a painful symbol of what many Venezuelans increasingly see as the defining feature of the disaster response: disorder layered upon tragedy.<\/p>\n

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Stories like hers have become emblematic of a response many describe as disorganized, bureaucratic and painfully slow\u2014fueling anger that analysts say could threaten the fragile stability of Venezuela in the aftermath of the U.S. capture of strongman Nicol\u00e1s Maduro.<\/p>\n

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That growing frustration is raising concerns that the country\u2019s deadliest natural disaster in decades may be triggering something beyond a humanitarian crisis: a dangerous erosion of public tolerance for Venezuela\u2019s socialist leadership.<\/p>\n

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As rescue teams continue pulling bodies from collapsed buildings in La Guaira, Caracas and neighboring states, anger is mounting among Venezuelans who say the government\u2019s response has been too slow, too centralized and, in some areas, obstructive.<\/p>\n

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For the interim government led by Delcy Rodr\u00edguez, the earthquake is becoming the defining test of its legitimacy.<\/p>\n

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Rodr\u00edguez assumed power in January after a U.S. military operation captured Maduro, inheriting a politically fractured country already burdened by economic collapse, institutional decay and deep mistrust of state institutions.<\/p>\n

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Now, with aftershocks still rattling damaged cities and thousands of people displaced, some analysts warn the government\u2019s handling of the disaster may be accelerating public disillusionment with the Chavista power structure.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis could become the moment when latent anger turns into something much more visible,\u201d said Rub\u00e9n Chirinos, president of Venezuelan polling firm Meganalisis, who said informal field soundings across multiple regions suggest public frustration has reached extraordinary levels.<\/p>\n

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According to Chirinos, resentment is particularly intense toward the armed forces, security services and senior figures of the establishment, including Delcy Rodr\u00edguez, Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello and National Assembly President Jorge Rodr\u00edguez.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe country is furious,\u201d Chirinos said. \u201cEverywhere you go, the anger is impossible to miss.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Old wounds<\/h2>\n

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Natural disasters often expose the strengths\u2014or weaknesses\u2014of state institutions. In Venezuela, many citizens say the earthquakes revealed vulnerabilities they already feared existed.<\/p>\n

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Residents in heavily affected areas described scenes in which civilians, neighbors and volunteers became the first responders while formal institutions struggled to mobilize.<\/p>\n

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For many Venezuelans, the anger is rooted not in abstract politics but in intensely personal experiences of chaos, helplessness and institutional failure.<\/p>\n

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In Miami Beach, Simosa Verde spent Sunday desperately trying to help relatives in La Guaira navigate what she described as an unfolding nightmare.<\/p>\n

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Her extended family was caught in the collapse of residential buildings in Los Corales, one of the hardest-hit sectors of La Guaira. Simosa Verde said her sister-in-law and three children were inside one of the buildings that collapsed Wednesday night. Days later, she still had no confirmed information about their fate and fears they may be dead.<\/p>\n

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Her father, sister and brother-in-law survived, but only narrowly.<\/p>\n

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The family\u2019s ordeal worsened Sunday when her brother-in-law found the body of his mother, Rosa Mar\u00eda D\u00edaz de Rodr\u00edguez, among a pile of corpses.<\/p>\n

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After wrapping the body in towels and transporting it to a social security office to obtain the paperwork needed for burial, he briefly stepped away to arrange funeral services.<\/p>\n

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When he returned, the body had disappeared.<\/p>\n

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He spent the rest of the day searching among rows of bodies, unable to find her again.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt is something unheard of, truly unheard of,\u201d Simosa Verde said.<\/p>\n

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At another collapsed building where her relatives were believed trapped, rescue crews reportedly detected signs of life Saturday and told families they were waiting for heavy machinery.<\/p>\n

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According to Simosa Verde, that equipment never arrived.<\/p>\n

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When crews returned Sunday, the signs of life were gone.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMy fear now is that they\u2019ll take the bodies away, and my family will end up buried in a mass grave, and I\u2019ll never see them again,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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Stories like hers are fueling broader outrage over what many Venezuelans see as a slow and poorly coordinated official response.<\/p>\n

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In interviews with regional media, survivors repeatedly described searching for relatives with little official support.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPeople mobilized on their own,\u201d said Roison Figuera, a resident in a disaster-hit area. \u201cThere are no rescue brigades, nothing. Many buildings around here collapsed. We still don\u2019t know where our relatives are.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Such accounts have reinforced a growing perception that civil society, and not the government, carried out the initial response.<\/p>\n

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For more than two decades, Chavismo built much of its legitimacy around the promise of a state capable of protecting ordinary Venezuelans in times of crisis. Critics say the earthquake response has badly damaged that claim.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe contrast is striking,\u201d Chirinos said. \u201cYou see one Venezuela marked by solidarity, sacrifice and community. Then you see another\u2014bureaucratic, slow and obstructive.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Anger over aid and control<\/h2>\n

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Among the most politically explosive complaints are allegations that authorities slowed or tightly controlled humanitarian aid during the crucial first hours after the earthquakes.<\/p>\n

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Residents and activists in several areas reported restrictions on independent donation drives, permit requirements and bottlenecks affecting volunteer convoys heading toward disaster zones.<\/p>\n

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In La Guaira, some residents said authorities appeared more focused on control and militarization than speed.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHow can you block access or demand special authorization when people are dying under concrete?\u201d one resident said, echoing sentiments widely shared on social media.<\/p>\n

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Officials have defended centralized control, arguing it prevents logistical chaos, food contamination and security breakdowns.<\/p>\n

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Jorge Rodr\u00edguez has urged citizens to channel donations through official distribution networks, citing incidents in which improperly handled food shipments posed health risks.<\/p>\n

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Critics, however, argue those controls fueled public resentment precisely when speed mattered most.<\/p>\n

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On Venezuelan social media, frustration has increasingly turned political. Posts on X over the weekend accused authorities of mismanaging rescue operations, obstructing aid and failing to move heavy equipment quickly enough into devastated neighborhoods.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe pain is turning into rage,\u201d wrote one Venezuelan user.<\/p>\n

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Military under fire<\/h2>\n

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Perhaps no institution faces greater reputational damage than the armed forces.<\/p>\n

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For years, Venezuela\u2019s military served as the backbone of the government\u2019s political survival. Analysts now say the disaster may be worsening already severe public distrust.<\/p>\n

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Chirinos said previous polling already showed military disapproval above 70%, and the earthquake may have pushed sentiment to a breaking point.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe military had a chance to rehabilitate its image,\u201d he said. \u201cInstead, many Venezuelans feel they stood by while civilians did the work.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Allegations circulating online\u2014including accusations of looting and interference with aid\u2014have further inflamed public sentiment, though many claims remain unverified.<\/p>\n

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Over the weekend, videos circulated widely showing residents openly confronting military personnel.<\/p>\n

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In one video posted Sunday night, a man wearing a face mask and headlamp confronts armed troops near a disaster zone.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is a country that needs your help,\u201d he says. \u201cA gun? To shoot at us and beat us? We\u2019re not at war\u2014we\u2019re in an emergency.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He then challenges them:<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen you\u2019re on the Francisco Fajardo highway, you act like tough guys. Show me how tough you are here\u2014with a pick and a shovel.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The video quickly spread online, resonating with Venezuelans who saw it as capturing a growing frustration: a security apparatus perceived as better equipped for repression than rescue.<\/p>\n

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In another video circulated Monday by the news site El Diario, residents of a damaged apartment building accused soldiers of entering units without authorization.<\/p>\n

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The person filming searched a soldier\u2019s backpack while accusing troops of attempting to steal belongings from abandoned apartments.<\/p>\n

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Though no stolen items were visibly identified in the footage, the accusations reflected growing mistrust.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou have nothing to take here\u2014what shamelessness,\u201d the man tells the soldier.<\/p>\n

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As troops leave, another voice can be heard shouting: \u201cRespect other people\u2019s tragedy, respect!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Such allegations remain difficult to independently verify, and Venezuelan authorities have not publicly addressed many of the accusations circulating online.<\/p>\n

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Still, the viral footage has reinforced a perception already taking hold among many survivors: that state institutions have struggled not only to respond effectively, but also to earn public trust.<\/p>\n

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Disasters do not automatically trigger political upheaval. But when catastrophe collides with longstanding distrust, they can rapidly intensify preexisting grievances.<\/p>\n

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In Venezuela, where confidence in institutions had already eroded after years of economic collapse and political repression, the earthquake may be accelerating that process.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe emergency is exposing everything people already believed was broken,\u201d Chirinos said.<\/p>\n

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Crisis of trust<\/h2>\n

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The regime is also facing growing skepticism over casualty reporting.<\/p>\n

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Official figures place the death toll above 1,400, with thousands injured and more than 12,000 displaced. But many Venezuelans believe the real toll is far higher.<\/p>\n

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Online missing-person registries contain tens of thousands of names submitted by families searching for loved ones. That does not mean all listed individuals are dead or missing in the strict sense\u2014many entries likely reflect communications breakdowns\u2014but the gap between official figures and public perception continues to widen.<\/p>\n

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Venezuelans have seen this before.<\/p>\n

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During COVID-19, many accused authorities of understating fatalities and infection rates. The earthquake is reviving those suspicions.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe government\u2019s numbers do not reflect what people believe they are seeing,\u201d Chirinos said.<\/p>\n

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Whether those perceptions are accurate may matter less than the political damage caused by the belief that authorities are minimizing the scale of the tragedy.<\/p>\n

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Defining test<\/h2>\n

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For Delcy Rodr\u00edguez, the earthquake has become the most severe crisis of her short presidency.<\/p>\n

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Before the disaster, her interim administration had been trying to balance cooperation with Washington, institutional stabilization and preventing a political vacuum after Maduro\u2019s removal.<\/p>\n

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The earthquake changed that equation.<\/p>\n

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Her administration is now under simultaneous pressure to accelerate aid delivery, maintain public order, prevent social unrest and preserve political legitimacy.<\/p>\n

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For now, large-scale unrest remains unlikely. Most Venezuelans remain focused on immediate survival\u2014finding medicine, shelter, water and missing relatives.<\/p>\n

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But analysts warn that may not last.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe emergency is the only thing containing the anger,\u201d Chirinos said. \u201cPeople are focused on helping each other right now. But once the immediate crisis stabilizes, that anger will have somewhere to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This story was originally published June 29, 2026 at 3:15 PM.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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