July 29, 2024

Venezuelans ‘dying slowly’ in rat and roach-infested homes

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There are hundreds of families living in state-supplied shelters in crisis-wracked Venezuela.Many lost their homes to flood damage, although six years of economic meltdown under President Nicolas Maduro has also left millions in abject poverty, while basic services have been paralyzed.They’re hoping for state aid from the socialist government that boasts of having delivered three million homes since launching a massive housing plan in 2011 under the late president Hugo Chavez — figures disputed by the opposition. By Margioni Bermudez

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