Wife and Children of Argentine Soccer Player Lucas Trejo Killed in Venezuela Earthquakes

Wife and Children of Argentine Soccer Player Lucas Trejo Killed in Venezuela Earthquakes reports the deaths of an Argentine player’s wife and two young children in Venezuela’s twin earthquakes. The article says Lucas Trejo, who plays for Club Sport Marítimo de La Guaira, lost Yanina and their son Aarón and daughter Ainhoa. Before confirmation, Trejo described speaking to Noticias Telemundo about searching for his family “going through the rubble” with his hands. He said the earthquakes struck Wednesday: a 7.2 magnitude quake near San Felipe shortly after 6 p.m., followed 39 seconds later by a 7.5 near Yumare. The piece cites official tolls of more than 1,400 deaths and about 3,150 injuries, with tens of thousands still unaccounted for. Trejo told the outlet his home in La Guaira, the hardest-hit area, collapsed and that he had to dig without proper equipment. Venezuelan officials said rescue efforts would continue after finding 33 survivors over the weekend, with Jorge Rodríguez warning that time was running out.