Venezuela had 2 strong earth shakes. It happened on June 24. The shakes had the strength 7.2 and 7.5. Almost 2300 people died. More than 11000 people are hurt. Many houses are broken now. About 26000 people have no home. The state starts a time of mourning. It lasts 7 days. The country honors the dead people.
The help from the state came very late. Many people are angry. The people help each other. They dig in the ruins with their hands. They look for their family. In the city Caracas happened a wonder. Rescuers found a small boy. He is 3 years old. He was 6 days under the ruins. He is alive and in the hospital now.
Helpers from other countries arrive now. The soldiers from the USA help with 900 people. Helpers from Spain and Jordan are there too. But there are big dangers. Sicknesses can spread fast. The reason are broken water pipes. Hospitals have too little space. Experts warn about after shakes. There were over 700 small shakes after the big shake.
