After the strong earthquake which reached the Venezuela On June 24th, the Government of the State of São Paulo will send, this Sunday (28), a new contingent to reinforce the Brazilian humanitarian aid mission in the country. The natural disaster left around 920 dead and more than 1,400 injured.
The team will be made up of 16 military firefighters specialized in search and rescue in collapsed structures and a State Civil Defense agent, expanding the operational capacity of the mission.
In addition to reinforcing personnel, the São Paulo government will send two state-of-the-art power generators and one satellite internet equipment. The equipment aims to ensure the functioning of operations in areas affected by the disaster.
O sent by the State. The group was made up of 11 military firefighters, a Civil Defense agent, two military doctors and a search dog.
Earthquakes in Venezuela
in Venezuela it reaches more than 580 people this Friday (26), according to the interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, another 2,980 were injured.
The update occurs while rescue teams work to find more people trapped beneath the rubble during the critical “golden window” of up to 72 hours after the earthquake.
The number of deaths is expected increase significantly as search teams locate more victims.
A website created to record reports of people not yet located listed 50,000 names this Friday morning.
The 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude tremors — of the modern history of Latin America — hit a region about 160 km west of Caracas, the country’s capital, on Wednesday night (24), while Venezuelans were enjoying a holiday.
*Under the supervision of Thomaz Coelho
