Venezuela

AP Investigation Finds Warnings Ignored Before Venezuela Coastal Towers Faced Deadly Quake Forces

An Associated Press investigation has found that warnings about structural vulnerability were ignored as coastal towers in Venezuela were exposed to earthquake forces they were not built to withstand. The findings point to a preventable failure of oversight, planning, and enforcement in a country already strained by economic decline and institutional weakness. The report raises urgent questions about accountability for residents who lived and worked in buildings that experts say were at clear risk.