{"id":358188,"date":"2026-07-04T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T09:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-have-so-many-people-died-from-the-venezuelan-earthquake\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T10:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T09:00:13","slug":"why-have-so-many-people-died-from-the-venezuelan-earthquake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-have-so-many-people-died-from-the-venezuelan-earthquake\/","title":{"rendered":"Why have so many people died from the Venezuelan earthquake?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/BbzEjdUR0cs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why have so many people died from the Venezuelan earthquake?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BbzEjdUR0cs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In Venezuela, ITV News has seen the remarkable efforts of survivors scrambling to dig out their loved ones and neighbours, often with their bare hands and rudimentary tools. <\/p>\n<p>But our team has also seen the failure of the Venezuelan government to get a grip on the crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Police officers have been caught looting ruined homes, officials have been slow in their reactions, aid agencies have been bogged down in red tape, and soldiers have been deployed to manage traffic, not dig out survivors.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Venezuela, ITV News has seen the remarkable efforts of survivors scrambling to dig out their loved ones and neighbours, often with their bare hands and rudimentary tools. 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