Hopes faded that more people will be found alive in Venezuela, several days after earthquakes slammed the country on June 24-25. The government's official death toll has risen past 3,500 people (updated since this segment added), though that is believed to be a vast undercount. By one estimate, 50,000 people remain missing, and 60,000 buildings may have collapsed across the northern coast. Stephanie Sy reports.
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Who else would you have liked to have heard from in this story? Why?
In the News Hour segment, Venezuela's earthquake response hindered by economic and political crises, you will learn more other challenges that have made recovery efforts more difficult.
As students, you will be tasked with learning more about the different types of crises that Venezuela has been going through before this event. Pick one of the three following options, and watch the News Hour segment above.
After you are done watching the segment and conducting any additional research, discuss action steps with a partner that should be taken by the government, the international community or non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to help the recovery efforts. Create a list of proposed solutions and discuss as a class.
Written by PBS News Hour Classrooms Intern Justin Vasquez and PBS News Hours Victoria Pasquantonio
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