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2026-06-28 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Pakistan

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1 33 rescued from Venezuelan rubble: Survival window desperately fading with nearly 50,000 missing

The missing toll remains highly uncertain. The government has spoken of hundreds missing or trapped, while some estimated just under 50,000 people as missing Sunday, down from 55,000 a day earlier. The AP reported that families had listed 68,900 people missing Saturday, underscoring the chaos in accounting for the dead, the displaced and those cut off by communications failures.

With the desperation of the survival window closing as the days and hours wear on, Starlink has provided communication services for the humanitarian crisis.

"Starlink Mobile is providing free connectivity to @MovistarVe customers in the La Guaira region, and we are working to provide free service for @DigitelAyuda and @movilnet_ve customers as quickly as possible," Starlink posted Sunday to X.

"Families, communities and businesses with compatible LTE smartphones can now stay connected through SMS even if terrestrial networks are not available and customer phones will automatically connect to Starlink Mobile. Coverage will work best with a clear view of the sky."

I wonder where the blue helmet army is.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-06-28 16:31|| 2026-06-28 16:31|| Front Page Top

2 I wonder where the blue helmet army is.

Intimately comforting the orphans, as usual

Posted by Frank G 2026-06-28 16:43|| 2026-06-28 16:43|| Front Page Top

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