Siniša Vuco on Venezuela earthquake: 'It wasn't shock, it was anger!'

Venezuela was hit by two powerful earthquakes, with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5, causing widespread material damage and numerous human casualties. The initial tremor, a magnitude 7.2 quake, occurred Wednesday evening approximately 160 kilometers west of Caracas. Just one minute later, a stronger magnitude 7.5 quake followed, which is considered the most powerful in the region since 1900.

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It was like I was hit with a sledgehammer. It wasn't shock, it was anger. Why did it happen right there? Because that country deserved to rise. It's the richest country, a huge country, with almost 30 million people.

The strong tremors unsettled residents and those who consider Venezuela their temporary or permanent home. Among them is musician Siniša Vuco, who has been living in the country for the past three and a half years. Vuco spoke emotionally about the earthquakes, stating that the news deeply affected him.

"It was like I was hit with a sledgehammer. It wasn't shock, it was anger. Why did it happen right there? Because that country deserved to rise. It's the richest country, a huge country, with almost 30 million people," Vuco said, comparing the event to a "stupid goal" in sports or a drummer missing the tempo during a live performance. "I feel some anger because of that sudden interruption of recovery," he told IN magazin.

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I feel some anger because of that sudden interruption of recovery.

Vuco, who knows Venezuela firsthand, claims to have observed recent signs of economic and social recovery in the country. "In the last six months, at least in the part of the city where I am, you can see a lot of construction, pools and fences are being renovated, everything looks livelier than before. It was never like this," he said. He noted that his employees contacted him early in the morning regarding repairs in his apartment, reporting only slight tremors on Isla Margarita, in the city of Porlamar, with no damage. This location is nearly 500 kilometers from the epicenter.

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In the last six months, at least in the part of the city where I am, you can see a lot of construction, pools and fences are being renovated, everything looks livelier than before. It was never like this.