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Search continues unabated in Venezuela, amid the rubble left by the earthquake

According to official data, the earthquakes have left 920 dead and more than 50,000 missing. As for the Spanish population, five Spaniards have died and 133 have disappeared.

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Las labores de búsqueda de supervivientes y desaparecidos continúan sin descanso en las zonas más afectadas de Venezuela por los terremotos del pasado miércoles. La zona de La Guaira permanece en situación de colapso, con accesos restringidos, cientos de edificios dañados y una creciente demanda de recursos para acelerar las tareas de rescate.
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Volunteers work on rescue work in La Guaira, Venezuela.

The search continues relentlessly amid the rubble left by the earthquake in Venezuela. The area of La Guaira is in a state of collapse, with limited access, hundreds of buildings damaged and scarce resources.

According to official figures, for the time being, the disaster has left 920 dead and 3360 injured , although the number will continue to rise as the hour progresses, while the UN estimates the number of missing personsat around 50,000, following an initial assessment in Venezuela itself.

Citizens of the Spanish State

On Saturday, the Spanish Government updated the data on victims, namely 5 dead, 133 missing, and 14 people have already been found.

Among them are three Basques, one dead and two missing. The mourning has reached Ondarroa with the death of Alazne Solabarrieta. The woman died in the earthquake, but not her husband, who is hospitalized, injured. The two missing Basques are Jon Sustacha of Bilbao and Maria del Coro of Donostia.

International response

Meanwhile, the support of the international community is being complete, and several rescue and humanitarian aid teams have arrived in Venezuela, where thousands of volunteers continue to mobilize food, tools and supplies to La Guaira, where the priority is to find the missing and care for those affected.

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