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How one construction defect may have left Venezuelan public housing more vulnerable to earthquakes

By Avery Schmitz, CNN

Published 4:51 PM EST, Tue November 10, 2026

<p>Experts say this rebar fabrication issue extended across public and private buildings in one town on Venezuela’s coast, and may have weakened the structures against forceful earthquakes</p>

How one construction defect may have left Venezuelan public housing more vulnerable to earthquakes

Experts say this rebar fabrication issue extended across public and private buildings in one town on Venezuela’s coast, and may have weakened the structures against forceful earthquakes.

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<p>Experts say this rebar fabrication issue extended across public and private buildings in one town on Venezuela’s coast, and may have weakened the structures against forceful earthquakes</p>

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