The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) expressed its solidarity with the people and the Government of Venezuela, after the landslide occurred during this weekend, due to heavy rains, in the community of Las Tejerías, Santos Michelena municipality, in the state of Aragua, which so far has left 22 people dead and 52 missing.
The solidarity message was published by the executive secretary of ALBA-TCP, Sacha Llorenti, through his account on the social network Twitter, in which he expressed his solidarity with the Venezuelan people, and his words of condolences for the human losses, product of the landslide that occurred in Las Tejerías.
“The Executive Secretary of the ALBA-TCP expresses its greatest solidarity with the people of Venezuela and its president, Nicolás Maduro, and conveys its heartfelt condolences for the sensitive loss of life as a result of the large-scale landslide that occurred in Las Tejerías, State of Aragua,” the message on Twitter said.
After the Las Tejerías tragedy, the Venezuelan Government and people receive signs of solidarity and support from the countries of the region, including Nicaragua, Bolivia and Cuba.
Bolivia is pronounced
Likewise, boliviathrough its Foreign Ministry, sent its condolences and solidarity to the families who lost their loved ones in the tragedy that occurred in Las Tejerías, as a result of the heavy rains.
“We send our solidarity to our Venezuelan brothers,” says part of the statement.
Cuba: deep sorrow
For his part, on behalf of the Cuban people and Government, the nation’s Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez, conveyed his “deep sorrow and solidarity with the brotherly Venezuelan people and Government for the loss of human lives and damage caused by the strong rains and floods in recent days.
He also extended his words of condolences to the families and relatives of the victims.
Solidary Nicaragua
Given the unfortunate event, the president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, also sent a message of solidarity to the president of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, after learning about the tragedy of Las Tejerías, in Aragua.
In the letter, also signed by Nicaraguan Vice President Rosario Murillo, Ortega expressed that Nicaragua shares with deep brotherhood the pain of every Venezuelan, particularly those families who lost their loved ones, and that the natural disaster not only aroused solidarity, but also the union between both peoples.
“Not only do we stand in solidarity, but, as always, we unite, because our Union is of all times and circumstances,” he said.
Landslide: tragedy in Las Tejerías
This Saturday at night, the heavy and persistent rains caused a great affectation in Las Tejerías, leaving 22 dead and 52 missing, after the overflow of five streams.
Faced with this situation, the national government activated a Control center and Emergency and Disaster Coordination to assist affected families.
“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.
Likewise, State security forces, together with the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) and volunteers, are carrying out search and rescue operations.
three days of mourning
The president of the Republic, Nicholas Madurodecreed three days of duel for the tragedy in Las Tejerías.
From the scene of the events, the vice president pointed out that the Head of State decreed the zone of disaster and natural tragedy, as well as three days of mourning starting this Sunday.
“We have also lost children, which is very unfortunate,” said Rodríguez, who specified that so far 22 people have been reported dead and at least 52 missing, so the search for these people is fundamentally addressed.
