Three Spaniards have died, 99 remain missing, and four have been located under the rubble in Venezuela

Eduardo González Three Spanish citizens have died, 99 are missing, and four have been located under the rubble as a result of the two earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela, according to Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares. "We regret to report that the number of Spaniards who have died in the earthquake has now risen to three," the minister stated in an audio message released by the Foreign Ministry. "I extend my condolences to their families and friends," he continued. According to Albares, "the number of Spaniards we have not yet located has risen to 99." "There are also four Spaniards who have been located, but who are currently under the rubble of the earthquake, and we are working to ensure that rescue teams can reach them," he added. “The Spanish Embassy and Consulate in Caracas and the Consular Emergency Unit at the Ministry's Central Services remain fully committed to locating and supporting Spaniards in Venezuela,” the minister stated. “Our plan is to repatriate a group of Spanish tourists currently stranded in Venezuela on the military plane carrying personnel from the AECID (Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation), the UME (Military Emergency Unit, Ministry of Defense), and Madrid firefighters (from the Emergency and Immediate Response Team, ERICAM, of the Autonomous Community of Madrid),” he specified. According to Foreign Ministry sources, the plane has already arrived in Venezuela. In this regard, he continued, “AECID has already mobilized an initial package of one million euros through the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to address the most immediate needs of our Venezuelan brothers and sisters.” He also explained that, through AECID, Spain is contributing to the emergency response funds of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the United Nations Office for Emergency Management, which have made available two millions of Swiss francs and 15 million dollars, respectively, for the emergency response in Venezuela. “I want to reiterate that all the “The consular emergency telephone lines of the central services of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Spanish Embassy and Consulate in Caracas are fully operational and available to all Spaniards. I urge any Spaniards who are not registered with the Consulate and who are in transit in Venezuela for tourism, work, or other reasons to contact us,” he added. The Embassy in Venezuela and the Spanish Consulate in Caracas are available to the Spanish community at the following telephone numbers: +34 91 000 1249 and +58 424-2090264. At least 235 people have died and 4,300 have been injured as a result of two earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 on the Richter scale, which struck forty seconds apart in the north of the country. The damage is concentrated mainly in the states of La Guaira, Miranda, Aragua, Carabobo, Falcón, and Yaracuy, as well as Caracas, where buildings and infrastructure have been affected.

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