Mortuary in Caracas ‘overwhelmed’ as Venezuela struggles to respond after earthquakes

<p>Volunteers provide counselling and funeral directors donate coffins after loss of at least 1,430 lives</p><p>The bodies turn up on motorcycles, in the backs of cars or the load beds of pickup trucks: victims of a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/25/earthquake-venezuela-caracas-tremors-aftershocks">natural disaster</a> that has shaken an already fragile nation to its core.</p><p>“[Yesterday], the entire street was packed with people arriving with deceased relatives,” said Camila Rodríguez, a psychology student who is offering emotional support to grieving families at the Bello Monte mortuary in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/28/mortuary-caracas-overwhelmed-venezuela-struggles-respond-earthquakes">Continue reading...</a>