Soccer star's wife and 2 children killed in Venezuela earthquakes, team says
Summary
The wife and two children of Argentine soccer player Lucas Trejo died after strong twin earthquakes hit Venezuela. Rescue teams and family searched for survivors amid widespread damage and many missing people.Key Facts
- Powerful twin earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 hit Venezuela on Wednesday evening.
- Lucas Trejo’s wife, Yanina, and children, Aaron and Ainhoa, died in the disaster.
- Trejo plays for Club Sport Maritimo La Guaira, a second-division Venezuelan soccer team.
- Nearly 1,500 people have died, and tens of thousands remain unaccounted for.
- A U.S. rescue team saved a mother and her 9-month-old baby from the rubble.
- The Venezuelan government says it is responding to the disaster, but many report few rescue teams onsite.
- Online sources report about 51,000 people are still missing.
- Locals continue to search for missing family members despite damage and danger.
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