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The death toll from the double earthquake that struck Venezuela on June 24 has risen to 3,342, with 16,740 people reported injured. Among the victims, at least 95 are Portuguese citizens or people of Portuguese descent, while 58 others remain missing or unreachable.
The Portuguese government has confirmed the first fatality of a Portuguese national following two major earthquakes that struck Venezuela this week. Regional authorities in Madeira also reported that two other victims of Portuguese descent have died, while the Portuguese Red Cross (Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa) is currently collecting donations to support emergency relief efforts in the affected region.
Update: Death toll rises to 235 following Venezuela earthquakes
The official death toll from the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes has risen to 235, with at least 4,300 people injured. Portugal is preparing to deploy an operational force of 60 civil protection and emergency personnel to assist with relief efforts in the coming hours.
The Portuguese Red Cross (Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa) is the national Red Cross society, founded in 1865, that provides emergency medical aid, shelters, blood donation drives and social services across the country. It works with Civil Protection in floods and storms to assist displaced people and coordinate volunteer relief. Those needing help or wanting to donate or volunteer can contact local branches or its national website.
The death toll of Portuguese citizens and Luso-descendants following the June 24 double earthquake in Venezuela has reached 136, with five individuals still reported missing.
Lurdes Fonseca recalls what she found when she arrived in Paris last century: “It felt like we came from another world. We communicated by letter, we went home once at Christmas, everything was expensive.”
The International Medical Assistance (AMI) has identified Portuguese and Luso-Venezuelan citizens in La Guaira requiring financial aid and mental health care following the double earthquake that struck Venezuela in June. Daniel Viegas Rocha, the AMI project coordinator, highlighted that the community is suffering from cumulative trauma and a sense of abandonment, noting that mental health support is a critical but often overlooked need in humanitarian aid. The organization is currently providing psychosocial support in affected areas like Naiguatá and Caraballeda and is seeking further donations to continue its intervention beyond August.
There are still five Portuguese or Portuguese-descendants missing, according to the latest report from the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
11 Portuguese citizens remain missing
The fires in France have already forced around three thousand Portuguese people to abandon their homes. Paulo Andrade is one of them. In an interview with CNN Portugal, he recounts the moment of evacuation.
Around 3,000 Portuguese citizens and people of Portuguese descent have been moved to reception centres due to a fire threatening several regions near the French city of Bordeaux, Portuguese councillor Filipe Dantas told Lusa.
There are no civilian injuries. The fires in France have already burned 115,000 hectares. Also in this news bulletin, Donald Trump denies that the United States is running out of ammunition in the war against Iran.
According to Valdemar Félix, the region has been transformed into a “war zone,” with several roads closed, such as the A63, which connects Bordeaux to Bayonne on the border with Spain.
“The French had never seen anything like this. They thought it only happened in Portugal, Spain and Greece,” says a Portuguese councillor from a city neighbouring Bordeaux. A heatwave could further affect the atmospheric phenomenon known as a “firestorm”. More than 325,000 people evacuated in France and Spain.
The fire in Gironde is currently the most serious one being fought in France
The total death toll has risen to 5,398.
Among the victims are 23 minors and 96 adults
The number of Portuguese and Portuguese-descendants who died in the double earthquake that struck Venezuela on June 24 has risen to 116, and the number of missing persons has decreased to 53, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today. Among the 116 deceased Portuguese citizens and Portuguese-descendants, 99 of whom also held Venezuelan nationality, are...
The number of Portuguese citizens and those of Portuguese descent who died in the double earthquake that struck Venezuela on June 24 has risen to 110, with 55 still missing, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MNE) announced this Saturday, July 11. Among the 110 deceased, 94 of whom also held Venezuelan nationality, there are 20 children and 90 adults, the MNE indicated. The previous toll stood at 107 dead and 57 missing or unreachable. In total, the death toll rose today to 4,118, while the number of injured remained at 16,740, according to the latest official report released by the Venezuelan government. Several countries, including Portugal and other European Union states, sent search and rescue teams to Venezuela. The 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes occurred 200 kilometres from Caracas, less than a minute apart, and were followed by hundreds of aftershocks, according to the United States Geological Survey. Seguro praises the 'bravery' of the Portuguese team that was on a mission in Venezuela following the earthquakes. Venezuela: Delcy Rodriguez asks King Charles III for the release of gold held at the Bank of England.
More than 3,500 people died, including 97 Portuguese citizens and people of Portuguese descent, in the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes that occurred 200 kilometres from Caracas
In total, 3,535 deaths and more than 16,000 injuries have already been recorded, which has led to overcrowding in the country's hospitals.
Among the dead, there are at least 93 Portuguese citizens and people of Portuguese descent, and another 57 are missing or unreachable.
The number of Portuguese or Portuguese-descendant fatalities has also risen to 68, including 10 children
RTP's special envoy to Venezuela, Daniel Catalão, visited the Portuguese centre in La Guaira, which was completely destroyed following the earthquakes felt in recent days.
Portuguese people in Venezuela told Lusa that the community could be the foreign group most affected by the earthquakes in the state of La Guaira, north of Caracas, although they remain hopeful of finding people alive.
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Erminia Pinto Fernandes was located by a woman she lived with and other members of the Portuguese community in the country.
Pedro António de Mendonça, a Portuguese-Venezuelan, says there are difficulties in getting aid to the areas affected by the earthquake in Venezuela. He states that citizens themselves are supporting the victims and appeals for solidarity from the international community, including Portugal.
The Portuguese community in Venezuela was also affected by the earthquake that struck the country. Venezuela affairs expert Carlos Schulz Nunes explains how the first days after the tragedy are being experienced and provides a status update on aid on the ground.
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Among the Portuguese victims in Venezuela are six members of the same family. They were together in La Guaira, in a building where they lived that was completely destroyed. Outside, a relative who escaped alive was desperate for news, but the news he feared most eventually arrived.
In addition to the deaths, 85 people are missing. The figures were revealed this Friday by the Secretary of State for Communities.
Francisco Valente, a Portuguese man living in Venezuela, is searching for Portuguese citizens and their descendants who were victims of the earthquake in the country.
