John Otis

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712 appearances 80 recordings 5 series first heard Sep 2025 last heard 4 Sep

John Otis’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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NPR News Now · NPR News: 06-29-2026 5AM EDT · 29 Jun 2026 podcast

That's a backhoe digging through the ruins of a 12-story building that collapsed here in the coastal town of Los Corales. voice-verified

But local residents say the government backhoe operator never showed up, so they had to pay for one. voice-verified

Many are incensed by government paralysis and bureaucracy. voice-verified

The security forces have been accused of looting. voice-verified

Doctors and rescue workers have faced delays getting to the disaster zone because they lacked government permits. voice-verified

All this is costing lives, says Rosalia Bustamante, who lost several friends when the building collapsed. voice-verified

There were people in the ruins responding when we called out to them, she says, but now they are dead. voice-verified

For NPR News, I'm John Otis in Los Corales, Venezuela. voice-verified

Wait, this is true? voice-verified

NPR News Now · NPR News: 06-29-2026 2AM EDT · 29 Jun 2026 podcast