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Venezuela's infrastructure long a disaster waiting to happen

Alvaro Algarra in Turgua, Venezuela
July 3, 2026

Even before June's devastating earthquakes, Venezuelans experienced electricity outages that affected the supply of drinking water, as well as serious failures in public services, transportation and telecommunications.

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After years of isolation from the United States and other nations, Venezuela's new leadership has welcomed renewed foreign investment. Venezuelans have long struggled with crumbling infrastructure, especially outside the capital, Caracas. Ahead of June's devastating earthquakes, DW traveled to the Venezuelan countryside to hear how residents were coping.