A Argentine footballer Lucas Trejo’s wife and two children were found dead on Saturday night (27), in La Guaira, Venezuela. Yanina Maranella and her children, Aarón, aged 5, and Ainhoa, aged 7, had been missing since Wednesday (24), when the building where they lived collapsed due to earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 that hit the country.
The search for the victims lasted 74 hours. At the time of the tragedy, the family was in the building located in Praia Grande, a coastal city about 12 kilometers from Caracas. Lucas Trejo, 38 years old, was not there at the time of the collapse and followed the rescue teams’ work in the last few days.
The death of the family members was confirmed by Deportivo La Guaira, the Venezuelan first division club where the athlete plays. Trejo also has ties to Club Sport Marítimo de La Guaira, from the second division. On Thursday (25), the player used social media to .
Os . According to the UN humanitarian aid chief, Tom Fletcher, the total number of missing could exceed 50 thousand people. The city of La Guaira is one of the most affected regions, with dozens of buildings destroyed.
Despite the time that has passed, rescues were recorded on Saturdayincluding that of an 11-year-old boy in Caraballeda and 33 other people found alive under the rubble. THE .
International support
The interim government, led by Delcy Rodríguez, announced the militarization of La Guaira e restricted access to the regionrequiring permits for volunteers and healthcare professionals. The measure takes place amid survivor protestswho report slowness in assistance e lack of machinery for removing victims.
International support includes 2,700 rescuers from 24 countries and the sending 521 tons of humanitarian aid. The United States provided US$150 million and sent military ships to assist in rescue flights off the Venezuelan coast. THE .
“I wish to express my closeness to the Venezuelan sisters and brothers” and “I express my gratitude and encouragement to all those who work generously in the tasks of search and assistance,” said the pontiff in a message in Spanish after the Angelus prayer.
