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Venezuelan volunteers dig graves for quake victims as US defends government relief effort

  • Local volunteers in Catia la Mar have been digging graves and burying hundreds at La Esperanza cemetery (314 so far), many victims still unidentified, and volunteers say they’re exhausted.
  • Civilians and local groups have led much of the rescue and relief effort—providing food, clothing and labor—amid criticism that the government’s response has been slow.
  • The U.S. says Venezuela has cooperated and U.S. humanitarian aid tops $310 million; official figures cite about 3,685 dead and nearly 18,000 people homeless.
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