The legal battle to free Maduro continues. Venezuelan state lawyers have repeatedly argued that his imprisonment is not only illegal, but that Maduro cannot be held in custody under international law.
And while someone is busy securing the release of Nicolás and Cilia—I'm sure Delcy's speech is related to that, because it's part of the negotiation—Jorge Rodríguez is making a video showing a rooftop in La Guaira where they've just built 800 temporary homes to house the victims until negotiations are underway or permanent houses are built for the families who lost theirs in the double earthquake that struck the country on June 24th. But he also showed other rooftops that are ready for more housing to be built on-site. Three months after that tragedy, which in my personal opinion is a product of HAARP, the reconstruction of La Guaira hasn't stopped. Sites are being selected for construction; there are various designs and models of houses, machinery, and workers; they're working tirelessly to return the people of La Guaira to better living conditions. This is without forgetting the problem of the apartment blocks that were destroyed or damaged in the legendary Oropeza Castillo housing development in Guarenas, where blocks 8 and 9 collapsed, along with others that may need to be demolished. A similar situation occurred in Nueva Casarapa, Trapichito, and Terrazas de Vicente Emilio Sojo.
That is to say, although the tragedy occurred in La Guaira, the country registered 6.500 deaths, more than 226.000 people assisted in hospitals, emergency centers and more than 60.000 homes with damage of varying severity, with thousands of properties destroyed or at high risk.
Despite all this devastation, the government hasn't abandoned its people for a single moment. It has people working day and night to try to restore people's lives. Not for a moment, despite the malicious and treacherous campaigns of irrational people, those who support State 51.
This needs to be emphasized because the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, which occurred in August 2005, resulted in two thousand deaths and $200 billion in losses from the flooding. Twenty-one years later, citizens are still waiting for housing or assistance from the U.S. government. And we are still waiting for Cilia and Nicolás.
Without further ado, one could mention the country's industrial collapse due to the damage caused by the double earthquake to the entire electrical power transmission network, compounded by numerous failures stemming from the unilateral coercive measures demanded by a stateless opposition with no regard for Venezuelan identity. Never before in this country has such a small group of traitors inflicted so much harm on their fellow citizens.
Excellent article and timely reflection.