Caracas.- The acting president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, decorated this Wednesday rescuers from the European Union (EU) and from the Army, Air Force, and National Guard of Mexico who participated in the rescue efforts following the earthquakes two weeks ago, which caused at least 3,685 deaths and 16,740 injuries.
The president, accompanied by the Minister of Interior and Justice, Diosdado Cabello, and the Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Yván Gil, presented the Heroes of Venezuela medal to the rescuers, as broadcast by the state channel Venezolana de Televisión (VTV).
The ambassador of Mexico to Venezuela, Leopoldo de Gyvés de la Cruz, was present at the event.
Rodríguez indicated, minutes after this act, during the inspection of the arrival of humanitarian aid to the country, that they delivered three dogs to the Mexican team to be trained in rescue operations. One of them will remain permanently in the North American country.
“We have established many cooperation mechanisms,” he added.
The deployment of 3,000 international rescuers has allowed for the rescue of 14 people who were trapped under the rubble following the double earthquake of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 on June 24, the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team confirmed to EFE.
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In its latest report, the Venezuelan Executive indicated that a total of some 6,462 people have been rescued.
The double earthquake in Venezuela is the deadliest the country has experienced in the last century.
In July 1967, an earthquake occurred in the vicinity of Caracas in which 245 people died, thousands suffered injuries, and material damage was very extensive.
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The recent tremors affected Caracas and six other states in the north of the country, of which the most affected has been La Guaira, a coastal area that already experienced a tragedy due to a landslide in 1999 that left thousands dead.
Countries like France, Portugal, and China continue to send humanitarian aid to Venezuela, where a contingent of two hundred miners has joined the search efforts and is working hard to recover the bodies of the victims of the double earthquake that shook the north of the country thirteen days ago.
