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Venezuela's government has badly fumbled this disaster — locals in quake-hit areas are furious, clearing rubble with bare hands while waiting for a state that has spent 27 years hollowing out its own institutions. Information has trickled out irregularly, heavy machinery has been scarce and the official response has been opaque. A country this broken cannot rescue itself, and no amount of announcements from acting President Delcy Rodriguez changes that reality.
There is a 53% chance that there will be a civil war in Venezuela before 2050, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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