For residents living in and around the Fuerte Tiuna military base in Caracas, weeks of threats by US president Donald Trump against Venezuela’s dictator Nicolás Maduro led them to prepare for the worst. Given that her flat in a public housing development is located within Fuerte Tiuna, Ana had an emergency bag with water, medicines and some clothes at the ready. It was one bomb after another, very close and very strong, they shook the building.”Fire at Caracas's Fuerte Tiuna military base seen from elsewhere in the city early last Saturday. Members of the Venezuelan national guard at an entrance to Fuerte Tiuna. The reality in Venezuela is unchangedOpens in new window ]Ana is still staying with family in another part of Caracas rather than return to Fuerte Tiuna.

Source: The Irish Times January 11, 2026 09:01 UTC