Public housing was supposed to be able to withstand powerful earthquakes. Instead, a Post investigation found that those buildings collapsed at the highest rates.

By Julia Symmes Cobb and Sarah Morland CALI, Colombia, Aug 15 (Reuters) - At a flattened apartment block known as Los Cocos in northern Venezuela, civilians toiled with little support to pull the ...

Older buildings, substandard construction and geography left many neighborhoods in Venezuela vulnerable to strong earthquakes like the ones that struck the country this week. Engineers and other ...

Venezuela's latest earthquake update raised the death toll to 6,125 as recovery crews continue searching for the missing.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Authorities have started demolishing buildings damaged by the June 24 earthquakes in the Venezuela (Juan BARRETO) Venezuelan ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Powerful back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening, causing widespread damage, collapsing buildings and sending panicked residents into the streets. The ...

Two days after the earthquake that struck La Guaira, Venezuela, several people are searching for their missing family members among the remains of the building where they lived.(Ariana Cubillos / ...