Disabled Venezuelans left behind in Caracas quake
From a teenager with autism who froze in fear to a wheelchair user abandoned mid-tremor, their accounts expose a crisis within a crisis.
By Dayimar Ayala Altuve
CARACAS — On June 24, 2026, at 6:04 p.m., the earth shook in Caracas, Venezuela, due to two almost simultaneous earthquakes, measuring magnitudes 7.5 and 7.2, respectively. A chaos of screams, people running trying to get to safety, and thick dust clouds where buildings used to be took over the Venezuelan capital in seconds.