Families of two football stars killed and injured in Venezuela earthquakes | Venezuela
Family members of two professional football players are among those who lost their lives in the double earthquake that hit Venezuela in the disaster that killed at least 1,450 people.
The reported victims include the wife and two children of Argentine football player Lucas Trejo, who was transferred to La Guaira’s Club Sport Marítimo. He searched for his wife Yanina and children Aaron and Ainhoa among the rubble in the coastal city for three days before their bodies were found by rescuers.
Trejo was training with his team in Caracas. 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes He was shot last Wednesday CNN reports. He immediately returned to La Guaira, the area hardest hit by the earthquake, but was left with “absolutely nothing” in his house, according to his brother-in-law Ricardo Ardiles.
Another Club Sport Marítimo player, Héctor Bello, lost his wife Andrea, who died protecting their young daughter when their house collapsed. According to local media reports, the child named Alana was later found by rescue teams.
According to Bello, who was away from home during the earthquake, his condition is stable with his aunt.
“You gave your life for our daughter… you were a brave woman who never abandoned her, even when you took your last breath,” she wrote in her Instagram post.
According to Venezuelan football officials, the disaster also claimed the lives of young players Victor Palacios and Razan Sijaa. Palacios played for Club Sport San Augustín’s academy. Sijaa was playing for Caracas Football Club and died surrounded by his family at their home in La Guaira.
According to Sebastian Eugster, leader of the Swiss rescue team, the 72-hour window during which there is the best chance of finding survivors was passed on Saturday. The US Geological Survey estimates deaths could reach 10,000. The earthquake was the strongest earthquake in Venezuela since 1900.
AFP contributed to this report
