Politics
Anger over Venezuela earthquake response grows as mother confronts Maduro's son
July 14, 2026 at 03:55 PM
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Twin earthquakes killed at least 4,490 people in Venezuela, as a grieving mother publicly confronted the son of the imprisoned former president over the government's response.
- Nicolás Maduro Guerra, son of imprisoned former president Nicolás Maduro, was confronted by a grieving mother while visiting a damaged housing project in Catia La Mar.
- Damely Yaneth Díaz shouted at the congressman that he and other officials should be arrested, saying "I didn’t lose a kitchen! I lost a daughter!"
- Maduro Guerra told reporters he understood the mother's pain but said he was not an architect and could not assess the construction quality.
- Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said the government was working "tirelessly" and warned that critics of the response "will be buried."
