Acting President of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez announced the creation of a special headquarters to coordinate the construction of housing and set up temporary camps for families affected by the recent earthquakes. Interdisciplinary teams—bringing together engineers, architects, and technical specialists—are already working in several towns and cities in the states of La Guaira and Miranda, as well as in Caracas. To quickly assess the condition of buildings, a “structural traffic light” system has been introduced: green means the building is fully fit for habitation; yellow indicates partial damage (cracks, wall collapse) that will be repaired under the “Barrio Nuevo Barrio Tricolor” program and the Vice Presidency for Public Works; red means the building is completely lost with no possibility of restoration.
Families who have been left without shelter, or who have placed their safety first by staying in parks out of fear of new shocks, will be housed in temporary camps. There, to provide logistical support, rest, and protection for the population, authorities will organize registration using fingerprints. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Environment has already begun designing new residential neighborhoods on geologically safe sites. The authorities have promised to provide permanent housing to those affected by the end of the current year.
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