Note that my brother-in-law lives in Caracas (he's Venezuelan). After my sister married him (they met in college here in the US) she lived there for over forty-years, returning permanently, with her son and his family, about eight years ago. My brother-in-law traveled back and forth when he could (the last time we saw him was three-years ago), however, when my sister passed two years ago, he returned to Caracas and has not been back since, even though his son (my nephew) and his family are living in Michigan.

Anyway, I texted my nephew last night to see how his father was and he texted back that he was okay. Luckily, he was outside of his penthouse apartment when the quake struck and while there was only a little damage when he was allowed back in, just a broken window and dishes and pictures on the floor and the frig half way across the kitchen, he said he was lucky. However, a building just a couple of blocks away almost completely collapsed. My nephew also said that his aunt and his wife's family were also okay as well as some of his friends from school and such that he was able to contact. He said he's got a few more to follow-up with today, but so far no one in his or his wife's family were harmed.

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