Argentine soccer player loses wife, 2 children in Venezuela earthquakes

Argentine soccer player loses wife, 2 children in Venezuela earthquakes describes the family tragedy of Lucas Trejo, a midfielder for Club Sport Marítimo La Guaira. Trejo lost his wife Yanina and their children Aarón and Ainhoa after last week’s earthquakes, described by the U.S. Geological Survey as a rare “doublet” with two major quakes 39 seconds apart. The article says Trejo, 38, spent the following three days searching through rubble in La Guaira, one of the hardest-hit areas, about 18 miles north of Caracas, after the shocks occurred while he was at a team training camp in the capital. His brother-in-law Ricardo Ardiles told CNN Español that nothing remained of the beachfront home. Authorities reported more than 1,400 deaths and thousands missing in Venezuela as searches passed the first 72 hours. The disaster also killed several other players, including Yimvert Berroteran, Víctor Palacios, Razan Sijaa and Héctor Bello’s partner, and it reportedly claimed eight Chinese nationals; Spain said at least nine Spaniards died and over 100 are missing.