Patricia Laya

Andes Bureau Chief covering Venezuela and Colombia for @Bloomberg | 2022 Harvard @NiemanFdn fellow | Previously in Mexico/Madrid/DC [email protected]

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Cashea, Venezuela’s largest financial technology company, has raised $100 million across two financing rounds https://t.co/TbWgrpD9T8

[Anatoly Kurmanaev @AKurmanaev]

A somewhat personal essay I wrote last week about the earthquake, chavismo, and the people caught in between. https://t.co/4M6vzBc1X1

[Reuters @Reuters]

An animal shelter in La Guaira, Venezuela, rescued more than 530 pets after the twin earthquakes, with workers going out at night to save animals from rubble as the death toll climbed to 3,685

[SNTP @sntpvenezuela]

Al menos 46 periodistas y trabajadores de la prensa han resultado afectados por los terremotos. A todos ellos les tendemos nuestra mano y reiteramos que el SNTP sigue acompañándolos.
Hasta ahora son 9 los colegas que perdieron la vida. A ellos rendimos homenaje, mientras continúan las labores de búsqueda de Ernesto García y Carmen Elena Valdivieso.
De los afectados en La Guaira, Caracas y Aragua, muchos perdieron sus viviendas, otros han sido desalojados de manera preventiva y otros sufrieron heridas entre moderadas y graves. #06Jul

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Nearly half of Venezuelans say holding new elections is more urgent than rebuilding after the quakes, a survey shows. https://t.co/KLLlCq7B1e

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After years of treating entrepreneurs as adversaries, Venezuela’s socialist government is turning to the private sector in the aftermath of devastating twin earthquakes https://t.co/dmCl9C64Tz

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With government authorities releasing only limited information about victims, survivors and rescue efforts, Venezuelans turn WhatsApp into an improvised emergency response network https://t.co/jsvgZJFCrq

[Stephen Wicary @wicary]

With government authorities releasing only limited information about victims, survivors and rescue efforts, Venezuelans are turning WhatsApp into an improvised emergency response network, @PattyLaya reports https://t.co/23Wi9t4KlH

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Two of the US military ships used in a blockade meant to pressure Nicolás Maduro have headed back toward Venezuela, this time with rescue teams, equipment and medical aid after devastating earthquakes struck the country this week https://t.co/PMuRMItzq7

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Disaster relief has become a battleground between the government and Machado's opposition for legitimacy in post-Maduro Venezuela https://t.co/5k0Tzd1YNS

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The coastal state of La Guaira, home to about 500,000 people and located about 30 kilometers north of Caracas, was among the areas hit hardest by the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude quakes that struck on Wednesday evening https://t.co/ecN1UrMa2m

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Venezuela was hit by one of the biggest earthquakes in its history on Wednesday evening, toppling buildings in Caracas, knocking out some cellphone coverage and power lines and triggering a tsunami warning for Caribbean islands https://t.co/5Ap8vE0U5h

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Venezuela’s acting president is attempting to shed the baggage of a deeply unpopular government ahead of a potential election https://t.co/Dr87bWGdXY

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Colombia elected conservative lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella president on Sunday, heralding a swing back to business-friendly and pro-US policies after four years of leftist rule https://t.co/K2qTC8J8rc

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Conservative Abelardo de la Espriella led Colombia’s presidential runoff as early results came in, putting him in strong position to align Bogota with the Trump administration. https://t.co/4loF5oBki5

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Abelardo de la Espriella has upended the Colombia presidential runoff with promises of mega-prisons, fracking and total war on drug gangs https://t.co/9UWP2xewLF

[Álex Vásquez S @AlexVasquezS]

With hours to go before the World Cup kicks off in the Mexican capital, preparations shifted into high gear including large security deployments as a series of planned local protests threaten headaches for both football fans and authorities. https://t.co/yRBBxz1vYy

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Venezuelan oil engineers once fled to Colombia. Now the tide has turned the other way https://t.co/YZuCE7v4B2

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Donald Trump endorses celebrity lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella before a runoff election in Colombia, a fresh bid by the US president to inject himself into the politics of a Latin American neighbor https://t.co/byAxiQrZ0Q

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Venezuela’s National Assembly will debate a reform that would open the country’s electricity sector to private investment https://t.co/qZXoBn7OtU