Satellite images show scale of destruction in Venezuela earthquakes Al JazeeraVenezuelans search for a future as well as survivors after twin quakes pile disaster on years of crisis CNNThese homes rose out of Venezuela's socialist revolution. Now they're rubble. The Washington PostBefore Venezuela earthquakes, engineers warned tall buildings could collapse atop soft soil Yahoo
For years, engineers worried about how collapse-prone Venezuela's buildings could be in an earthquake. The big problem, they warned, was the prevalence of tall concrete buildings atop soft soils — the kind that amplify shaking when an earthquake strikes.
