Venezuela in ‘critical hours’ to find earthquake survivors as more search and rescue teams arrive – latest updates

<p>At least 1,450 are known to have died but the number is expected to rise</p><p>The wife and two children of Argentine footballer Lucas Trejo have died after the powerful twin earthquakes struck Venezuela last week, his team said on Sunday.</p><p>Trejo, who plays for Club Sport Maritimo La Guaira, a second-division team in <strong>Venezuela</strong>, had searched for his wife Yanina and children Aarón and Ainhoa in the rubble for three days before rescue workers recovered their bodies, <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/29/sport/soccer-player-lucas-trejo-family-victims-venezuela-intl-hnk">CNN reported</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jun/29/venezuela-earthquakes-search-rescue-latest-updates">Continue reading...</a>