Tragedy also reached Carayaca: 'We are abandoned'

Four days after a powerful earthquake struck Venezuela, devastating much of La Guaira, the town of Carayaca reports feeling abandoned and lacking essential aid. While thousands of civilians and international rescue teams are working in the main affected areas, Carayaca and its surrounding communities have received minimal assistance.

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We are completely underserved. Please, listen to us.

Reaching Carayaca from Catia la Mar reveals widespread damage, with collapsed homes and residents sleeping in the streets. Beyond the main city, in sectors like Las Tunitas, the lack of public services and basic supplies like food and water is a constant struggle. Residents, including Maris Valera, are resorting to makeshift signs to appeal for donations from passing vehicles, pleading for diapers, milk, and potable water for children and bedridden individuals.

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We need food. The electricity comes and goes, we are abandoned, nobody has come to help us.

Similar pleas come from Arrecife, where elderly residents report being without consistent electricity and food. "We are abandoned, nobody has come to help us," one resident stated. Although many homes along the route to Carayaca do not show the severe structural damage seen elsewhere, the needs of their inhabitants are critical. The article notes the absence of government aid, with one resident questioning its effectiveness. Even a local school, Unidad Educativa Rafael Rangel, partially damaged by the quake, has become a makeshift shelter for families, highlighting the dire situation and the perceived lack of official support.

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Nothing from the government, and why would they show up if they are useless too?