Venezuelan families search for loved ones among unidentifiable earthquake victims in overwhelmed morgues

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A devastating account of Venezuelan families searching for missing loved ones after two powerful earthquakes struck on June 24. The Hernández family has visited morgues, hospitals, and shelters in La Guaira and Caracas, viewing albums of unidentifiable corpses. Elide Hernández, searching for her niece who died along with three family members, expresses the anguish of being unable to confirm identities due to the severity of the remains. The article highlights the overwhelmed forensic system where identifications are done through photographs of hundreds of bodies at the main morgue in Caracas.

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