Families of two football players killed and injured in Venezuela earthquakes

Twin earthquakes have devastated Venezuela, claiming at least one thousand four hundred fifty lives. According to The Guardian, professional footballers' families are among those killed. Argentine footballer Lucas Trejo lost his wife and two children in the disaster, searching through rubble in the coastal city of La Guaira for three days before rescue workers recovered their bodies. Héctor Bello's partner died while saving their daughter. Search and rescue operations continue in critical hours, with teams working to reach survivors beneath the debris.

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