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Voices: Venezuela’s earthquake tragedy is a warning for Utah

Utah does not lack knowledge or expertise. What it lacks is urgency.

(Adriana Loureiro Fernandez | The New York Times) A firefighter outside of a partially collapsed residential building after Wednesday’s earthquakes in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, on Thursday, June 26, 2026. Rescue crews intensified their search for survivors on Thursday as Venezuelans began to grapple with the scale of the devastation caused by the worst earthquakes to hit the country in nearly six decades.

(Adriana Loureiro Fernandez | The New York Times) A firefighter outside of a partially collapsed residential building after Wednesday’s earthquakes in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, on Thursday, June 26, 2026. Rescue crews intensified their search for survivors on Thursday as Venezuelans began to grapple with the scale of the devastation caused by the worst earthquakes to hit the country in nearly six decades.

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By Meaghan McKasy, Robert Grow, Grant Willis and Trae Boman | For The Salt Lake Tribune