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Nine Spanish citizens have been confirmed dead in the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday, with 131 still missing, according to Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Source: elnacionalve. The Venezuelan government reports 1,430 deaths, 3,238 injuries, and 3,142 affected families Source: infobae. The earthquakes, magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, caused widespread building collapses, especially in the state of La Guaira.
Spanish emergency teams on the ground have had successes. The Unidad Militar de Emergencias (UME) rescued two people alive on Saturday, one who had been trapped for nearly 72 hours in Vistamar, La Guaira Source: infobae. Additionally, the ERICAM team from Madrid rescued an elderly person and two grandchildren from another collapsed building Source: elnacionalve.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs urges Spanish nationals in Venezuela to contact consular emergency lines. The 59 UME personnel deployed are actively participating in search and rescue efforts.
“El número de españoles fallecidos en los terremotos registrados el pasado miércoles en Venezuela asciende a nueve, mientras que 131 siguen desaparecidos, según fuentes del Ministerio español de Asuntos Exteriores.”
“Los efectivos de la Unidad Militar de Emergencias (UME) de España presentes en Venezuela pudieron rescatar con vida el sábado a dos personas atrapadas bajo los escombros, según informó el Ministerio de Defensa.”