2024年,加拉加斯因短缺、通货膨胀和公用事业不可靠而面临严重困难,尽管情况稍有改善,而且社区努力具有恢复力。 Caracas in 2024 faced severe hardship due to shortages, inflation, and unreliable utilities, despite minor improvements and resilient community efforts.

委内瑞拉记者《委内瑞拉周刊》编辑Tony Frangie形容2024年加拉加斯为持续严重经济困难、持续缺粮缺医少药、高通胀、电力和水供应不可靠。 Venezuelan journalist Tony Frangie, editor of Venezuela Weekly, described Caracas in 2024 as enduring severe economic hardship, with persistent shortages of food and medicine, high inflation, and unreliable electricity and water. 尽管基础设施稍有改善,一些企业谨慎地重新开放,但日常生活仍然困难重重。 Despite minor improvements in infrastructure and cautious reopenings of some businesses, daily life remains difficult. 居民依赖非正规市场和援助,而政府对媒体和持不同政见者的控制则持续存在。 Residents rely on informal markets and aid, while government control over media and dissent persists. Frangie指出,尽管系统变革仍然遥遥无期,但复原力、社区组织和公众尤其是年轻一代的挫折感日益增强。 Frangie noted growing resilience, community organizing, and public frustration, especially among younger generations, though systemic change remains elusive.