Soccer star's wife and 2 children killed in Venezuela earthquakes, team says
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Key Points:
- Argentine soccer player Lucas Trejo's wife Yanina and their two children, Aaron and Ainhoa, died after powerful twin earthquakes struck Venezuela, with their bodies recovered after three days of searching.
- The earthquakes, measuring magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, hit on Wednesday evening, causing widespread destruction in La Guaira, the hardest-hit state, where Trejo found his home completely destroyed.
- Nearly 1,500 people have died and tens of thousands remain unaccounted for, with ongoing rescue efforts including international teams pulling survivors from rubble over the weekend.
- Venezuelan authorities report mounting a full response, but locals have noted limited state rescue presence amid the disaster, with about 200 people rescued so far and over 51,000 still missing according to online databases.
- Families like Diana Sandrano's continue to search tirelessly for missing loved ones, highlighting the ongoing human toll and desperation in the quake's aftermath.
