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  • House of XYZhouseofxyz@ni.hil.ist
    Jul 6, 2026, 9:28 AM

    I hope most of you have heard about the horrible earthquake that happened in Venezuela towards the end of June.

    Thousand of people die. Many more are yet to be found. Entire settlements have been totally destroyed.

    A person very close to me wrote and share these posts on social media in which they poured their heart. They also added links for donation to some of the people of the ground who're working no-stop in these days as well as international orgs.

    If you're in London, there are also in-person fundraisers and more practical aid events happening.

    If you know of any other where you live, feel free to share in the thread.

    Amor y solidaridad al pueblo Venezolano :blacker_heart:

    Venezuela was hit by two major earthquakes on Thursday 25th June. Over 1400 people have tragically died and at least 68,900 people are missing. On top of the trauma of a disaster of this magnitude, many people have been left with nothing, families have completely disappeared, children left without their parents and siblings. The extent of this tragedy is profound, for many a true before and after moment.
    Venezuela doesn't have the infrastructure to respond to a crisis like this. People have been searching for loved ones and neighbours without access to any equipment, even digging through rubble with their bare hands. Everyone is doing what they can. Hundreds of buildings have been completely destroyed. We know that material loss is secondary to human life, but what does this mean when one is completely dependent on the other - your home, your life, your school? The level of destruction combined with the country's already strangled infrastructure makes it increasingly difficult for people to recover.
    No matter how 'natural' a disaster, the response that follows will always be political. I know a lot is happening in the world, but it hasn't gone unnoticed to me that most expressions of solidarity I've seen have come from Latin Americans and Palestinians, and it does make me wonder why that is. Is it because people simply don't know about it? Is the heatwave all anyone can think about? Does Venezuela only register on people's radar when it fits into the political discussions we're already having? While the shaking of an earthquake itself can't be attributed to human systems, the responses, access to resources, and lack thereof are as political as anything else. I'm not one to make posts like this but the pain seeing the destruction and the state in which people have been left has meant I am unable to be silent.
    My heart is broken. I cry and grieve for all the people who have died in this tragedy and for all those still trapped under rubble, waiting to be rescued. My thoughts are with them and everyone who has not stopped in the effort to find their loved ones, and I pray they do. At the same time, I see the responses of Venezuelans both in the country and abroad, and I feel proud in a way I had honestly forgotten when thinking about the place I grew up in. I'm reminded that everything I've done and will continue to do to show up for people has been shaped and informed by the environment I grew up in and by the solidarity of the Venezuelan people. As a people, we know what it means for our survival to be reliant only on one another. The response to this earthquake shows that starkly. If you've made it this far and would like to donate, the next slides are some ways you can do so.
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