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Designer Converts Caracas Workshop into Cross-Stamped Body Bags

7/9/2026

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Designer Efrain Mogollon turned his Caracas workshop into a factory making body bags embossed with a cross for victims.
The International Rescue Committee said the June 24 earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 and killing over 3,500, left aid below need.
Civilians and army personnel in La Guaira led rescue and delivered food and clothing early.
Seamstress Mary Castillo has stitched body bags daily for two weeks, finding the work painful yet purposeful.

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Story summary

Designer Efrain Mogollon turned his Caracas workshop into a factory making body bags embossed with a cross for victims.
The International Rescue Committee said the June 24 earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 and killing over 3,500, left aid below need.
Civilians and army personnel in La Guaira led rescue and delivered food and clothing early.
Seamstress Mary Castillo has stitched body bags daily for two weeks, finding the work painful yet purposeful.