Mexican Yumare mission saves two, recovers 92 after Venezuela quakes

A Mexican humanitarian mission, the Agrupamiento Yumare, has concluded its 15‑day deployment in Venezuela, where it rescued two survivors and recovered 92 bodies following the devastating earthquakes of June 24. The team, comprising 264 personnel and 18 canine units, also provided 2,059 medical consultations and performed emergency surgery on a Venezuelan soldier Source: elnacionalveSource: infobae/EFE. Mexico sent over 70 tonnes of aid, including 13 tonnes of medication, eight power plants, and two naval vessels Source: infobae/EFE.

Recognition and response

During a welcome ceremony at Santa Lucía Air Base, President Claudia Sheinbaum praised the team: "You showed the true face of Mexico — a Mexico that is solidary, fraternal, and deeply humanist" Source: heraldomx. She added that the mission sends a message that "cooperation between nations is still possible" Source: infobae/EFE. Defense Secretary Ricardo Trevilla acknowledged the team's grueling 24‑hour shifts Source: elnacionalve.

Gifts and disagreements

Venezuela awarded the mission the "Héroe de Venezuela" decoration — though sources disagree on its class: one reports first‑class Source: infobae/EFE, another second‑class Source: elnacionalve. Venezuela also gifted Mexico a six‑month‑old Belgian Malinois named Laica to be trained for search and rescue . Two Venezuelan canine teams will stay in Mexico for four months of training . The latest official figures show 4,333 bodies recovered and 16,740 injured across Venezuela .