Venezuela activates emergency protocols for severe rain damage in Caracas

Severe rains have caused significant damage across Caracas and the nearby state of Miranda, prompting Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, to order the activation of civil protection systems. The heavy downpours have wreaked havoc in multiple areas, with authorities on high alert and continuously monitoring the situation.

Caracas Mayor Carmen Meléndez reported the "special activation" of brigades in critical parts of the capital to clear roads, manage vegetation, and address overflowing waterways. "We are monitoring in real-time every parish for road clearing, attention to vegetation, as well as to the tributaries," Meléndez stated on X, emphasizing immediate attention to any reported incidents, though a full damage report was not immediately available.

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We are monitoring in real-time every parish for road clearing, attention to vegetation, as well as to the tributaries.

However, opposition lawmaker Henrique Capriles criticized the government's "terrible lack of maintenance of everything." He argued that "every emergency shows the ruin of our beloved country and the huge challenge that Venezuelans have for the future." Local media shared videos of the Valle River overflowing, inundating a major highway and trapping an unknown number of vehicles. This follows a recent incident last week where two girls died in Caracas after being swept away by floodwaters, and 12 families were evacuated due to unstable ground.

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every emergency shows the ruin of our beloved country and the huge challenge that Venezuelans have for the future.