More than a thousand men and women from the FANB, Firefighters, Civil Protection and police forces are active to serve communities in Las Tejerías, Aragua state, after Saturday’s tragedy as a result of heavy rains, reported the Sector Vice President for Citizen Security and La Paz, A/J Remigio Ceballos.
For her part, Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, who has been in the area early leading the actions to respond to the affected population, said “we are serving the people who were left homeless or whose homes were affected by this landslide. ».
In addition to Ceballos, Rodríguez is accompanied by the Ministers of Health, Housing and the Vice President of Social Security.
Emergency and Disaster Coordination Center
Ceballos announced the activation of the Center for Control and Coordination of Emergencies and Disasters to serve the population affected by the overflow of five streams in the sector.
“We are going with a well-defined search plan in all sectors,” Ceballos said, commenting that canines and drones are used to optimize the search.
Also, he pointed out that activated three shelters and a collection centerto guarantee food, medicine, household goods and medical attention to all those affected by the tragedy.
three days of mourning
The president of the Republic, Nicholas Madurodecreed three days of mourning for the tragedy in Las Tejerías.
This was reported earlier by Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, who indicated that so far the figure of 22 deaths, including children, and 52 missing are handled.
