The president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, reported this June 26 that the number of deaths due to the two earthquakes, of magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, recorded on the afternoon of June 24 and that shook the country, rose to 589while the number of injured rose to 2,980.
He also confirmed that, so far, there have been 214 replicas.
“On the balance sheet, we must report that unfortunately we already have 589 people died and 2,980 people injured“declared the official when leading a meeting in the state of Zulia, in the west of the country, broadcast by the state channel Venezolana de Televisión (VTV).
However, the Minister of Health, Carlos Alvarado, estimated on June 25 the number of hlost in 4,300 people.
Rodríguez stressed that the rescuers They have been able to save dozens of peoplewithout specifying the amount.
Furthermore, he announced the militarization of the La Guaira state to respond to the emergency in the region most affected by seismic activity.
Lying on mattresses, sheets, chairs, tents and makeshift campshundreds of people sleep on the asphalt, flower beds, squares and fields of Catia La Mar, one of the cities most affected by the earthquakes.
The earthquakes also affected other regions, including Caracas, where Buildings and other constructions collapsed.
Rescuers from Spain, El Salvador and Mexico They landed in the last hours in Venezuela to support the rescue efforts and care for those affected.
The Major General of the United States Marine Corps Kevin J. Jarrard, according to the United States Embassy in Caracas.
“With speed, precision and logistical capacity incomparable, US teams are deploying to support response operations following the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela,” the US chargé d’affaires in Venezuela, John Barrett, said in X.
The Southern Command of the United States Army (Southcom) reported that the US Armed Forces are “rapidly mobilizing” to assist the Government of Venezuela in the rescue and recovery efforts.
Likewise, the first of six military transport aircraft of the German Ministry of Defense With help for Venezuela, it took off with members of the Technical Assistance Service and almost nine tons of material that the team will need to begin operations.
The spokesperson for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Zoe Brennan, pointed out that until 6.76 million people could have been affected by the earthquakes that shook Venezuela.
The figure would include two million people in Caracas, where more precise estimates are expected as new information about the tragedy emerges.