Caracas. The devastating earthquake in the South American country Venezuela has not only shaken the entire country but has also given a deep and unforgettable wound to the sports world. This natural disaster has ruined the happy family of Argentinian veteran footballer Lucas Trejo forever. The bodies of Lucas Trejo’s wife and his two innocent children have been recovered from the debris of a building that collapsed after the earthquake. The heartbreaking thing is that Trejo himself had been leading the rescue operation continuously for the last 74 hours in the hope of his family’s safety, but in the end his hopes turned to tears.

Home turned into debris, Lucas Trejo kept searching for himself for 74 hours

Yanina Maranella, wife of Argentinian star footballer Lucas Trejo, who plays for Venezuela’s local club ‘Club Sport Marítimo de la Guaira’, and their two very innocent children Aaron and Ainhoa ​​suddenly went missing after the earthquake. As time passed, their hopes of survival were becoming increasingly dim.

Trejo himself, along with rescue workers, was removing concrete and iron girders day and night to rescue his family buried under the debris. After an extremely difficult and exhausting search operation that lasted for more than three days, the rescue team finally found the lifeless bodies of the three under the debris.

Close friend gave very emotional and painful news on social media

This very sad and shocking incident was officially confirmed by Lucas Trejo’s very close friend and fellow footballer Edson Tortolero on the social media platform.

Issuing an extremely emotional message, he wrote, ‘It is with a heavy heart that we inform all the fans and people of Venezuela and Argentina that the bodies of Lucas Trejo’s family members have been found by the rescue team. We express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has come forward to help Lucas during this extremely difficult and painful time. We have an emotional appeal to everyone to take full care of the privacy and respect of the family in this sad time.

Trejo’s family reached Venezuela from Argentina in times of crisis

Earlier this year, Lucas Trejo joined Venezuela’s famous football club ‘Club Sport Marítimo de la Guaira’ on a new journey.

However, his football career has been spent for a long time playing in different famous clubs in Venezuela, due to which he has millions of fans there. His football club has also issued an official condolence message expressing deep sorrow over this irreparable loss. To console and take care of Lucas Trejo in this moment of severe mental shock and crisis, his father and brother have also immediately reached Venezuela from Argentina.

Double attack of 7.5 magnitude in Venezuela, so far 1,430 deaths and 68 thousand missing

Two back-to-back devastating earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 that hit Venezuela on Wednesday have caused massive devastation. So far, at least 1,430 people have been confirmed dead in this natural disaster, while according to government figures, the surprising thing is that more than 68,900 people are still missing under the debris or in remote areas. Emergency forces, local police and international relief teams are working day and night in the worst-hit residential areas to clear debris and rescue survivors.

Officials have expressed serious apprehension that as the huge mountains of debris are cleared and contact with remote rural areas is established, the death toll may take a more frightening form. The Venezuelan government has issued a red alert across affected parts of the country and appealed to the global community for immediate international humanitarian aid and rescue equipment.