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Earthquakes kill soccer player's wife and two children in Venezuela
The wife and two children of an Argentine soccer player died after twin earthquakes struck Venezuela. Rescue teams recovered the bodies after three days of searching.
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The wife and two children of an Argentine soccer player died after twin earthquakes struck Venezuela, the player's team said on Sunday. The player, who competes for Club Sport Maritimo La Guaira in Venezuela's second division, was at a training camp in Caracas when the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 quakes hit on Wednesday evening.
He returned to his home in La Guaira, the state hardest hit by the disaster, and found the building destroyed. Club Sport Maritimo La Guaira posted on Instagram and X that it mourns the loss and offered condolences to the player and his family.
Rescue efforts continue Nearly 1,500 people have died and about 51,000 remain missing, Venezuelan authorities said on Sunday. A U.S. search and rescue team pulled a mother and her 9-month-old infant from rubble over the weekend. The Venezuelan government said about 200 people had been rescued by Saturday.
Residents in affected areas reported seeing few state rescue teams, though officials said a full response was underway. One woman in La Guaira told CBS News she would continue searching for her missing brother.
