I can't sleep after this. I feel so much pain for the lives lost yesterday (date and time as I write this: June 25, 2026, 2:20 am). I was without communication for hours. I had a signal for about 30 minutes and then I was basically cut off from what was happening. I didn't know the situation in other states or the extent of the damage. It wasn't until midnight (6 hours after the earthquake) that I was able to start getting information. I had messages from worried relatives because I hadn't been able to answer. I didn't understand why they were so anxious until I started watching the news and saw the horror that had occurred, especially in Caracas, parts of Aragua state, and La Guaira. The latter is still cut off. I've tried to do several acquaintances abroad a favor by calling their relatives who live in those areas, but I haven't been able to. The lines are down regardless of the provider.

There are several collapsed buildings, an incalculable number of missing, injured and sadly dead people.

I give thanks to God for the lives of my loved ones.

The pain and anguish of thousands of people right now is immeasurable. I'm still shocked that this happened; I'm in a state of shock. I'm going to look into collection points for water and food donations.

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