La GuairaGovernment-built towers fell “like sandcastles.”
National Assembly’s Jorge Rodriguez put the toll at 5,069, with 50,000 missing; engineers blame no anti-seismic standards in state housing.
Venezuela has drawn $346 million from IMF reserves; roughly 20,000 people remain in overcrowded shelters.
Sources: Zero Hedge, RTE.ie, NDTV, Al Jazeera Online, B92