POLITICSJul 12 · 05:00 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDTom Phillips in Caraballeda. Photographs by Manu Quintero

A revolution in ruins: fury amid the rubble of a housing project in quake-hit Venezuela

Two powerful earthquakes devastated the OPPE 25 government housing project in Venezuela, exacerbating public discontent with the Trump-backed government and the Chávez heirs' perceived inability to manage the crisis. The housing project, once a symbol of Hugo Chávez’s Bolivarian revolution, now lies in ruins, reflecting broader political and social instability.

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