Venezuelans' anger over slow earthquake response
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 29 June 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
More international support has been pledged for disaster response efforts in Venezuela in the wake of last week's massive earthquakes, but with tens of thousands still missing, hopes for finding more survivors are fading. Also, the Democratic Republic of Congo is still struggling to contain the Ebola outbreak, recording 47 new infections and 12 deaths on Saturday. Australia and Vanuatu sign a sweeping economic and security agreement in the face of growing concerns over Chinese influence in the region. Tennis great Serena Williams makes her singles comeback at Wimbledon. We hear from the 23-time singles Grand Slam winner. And, a fossil ignored for 40 years is identified as the first dinosaur bone ever found in Antarctica.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.7 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:11.2 | I'm Alex Ritson, and at 15 hours GMT on Monday the 29th of June, these are our main stories. |
| 0:18.6 | The Venezuelan earthquake death toll climbs as anger grows over the slow response by the authorities. |
| 0:24.5 | The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo worsens with 47 new infections and 12 deaths on Saturday alone. |
| 0:33.2 | Britain's Prime Minister in waiting, Andy Burnham, sets out his plans for running the UK. |
| 0:41.0 | Also in this podcast. |
| 0:43.2 | The main fear is that we will see towns and villages which are half empty. |
| 0:47.1 | If only half the population is left in a village, the infrastructure suffers. |
| 0:51.6 | Germany's population crisis in the east. |
| 0:57.0 | We begin in Venezuela, where more international support has been pledged for disaster response efforts |
| 1:03.7 | in the wake of last week's massive earthquakes. |
| 1:07.0 | The Netherlands says it's sending a naval vessel to the country with emergency supplies, while China has promised almost $15 million in assistance. |
| 1:16.1 | Almost 1,500 people are now known to have died, and tens of thousands more are still believed to be missing. |
| 1:23.1 | While international rescue teams are undertaking large-scale searches for survivors with equipment and sniffer dogs, anger has been growing against Venezuela's government for what people say is a lack of action. |
| 1:35.6 | Our senior international correspondent, Ola Geren, is in a northern coastal town which has badly hit. |
| 1:41.3 | Daybreak in Katya Lamar, the heart of the disaster zone. |
| 1:46.7 | But where is the response? |
| 1:49.2 | We reach the area easily. |
| 1:52.0 | State agencies seemed in no rush. |
| 1:55.1 | Inside a shredded building, a faithful friend still waits. |
| 2:00.0 | Relatives looking on. |
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