Héctor Bello’s Wife Andrea Bello Kills While Shielding Daughter Alana in Venezuela Quakes

Twin earthquakes near Caracas struck Venezuela with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5, and the tremors killed at least 589 people while leaving nearly 50,000 people missing, according to emergency reporting cited by Metro.co.uk.

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Metro.co.uk said the rare double strike was “39 seconds apart” and described how Héctor Bello, a Marítimo de La Guaira player, paid tribute after his wife Andrea Bello was discovered protecting their one-year-old daughter, Alana, under the rubble.

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The BBC reported that Héctor Bello wrote on Instagram that “his precious love”, named as Andrea, saved the life of their toddler during the two powerful quakes.

The Star said acting President Delcy Rodríguez put the death toll at 920, with 3,360 injured, as international rescue teams joined the search in Caracas and the state of La Guaira.

The Star also quoted a doctor in La Guaira saying the two main hospitals in the state are “completely overwhelmed”, with a “critical lack” of medical supplies.

Héctor Bello wrote that “you gave your own life for our daughter” in the quakes, and The Star said people in Caracas could be heard calling for help from under debris of collapsed buildings.

In a separate post, Bello said, “How do I explain to your daughter that you lost your life to save hers, and that I wasn’t there in that moment to do anything?,” as quoted by The Star.

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The BBC said Bello traveled to Caracas where his daughter was in the hospital, and he wrote: “My daughter and her aunt are doing well, they won't be discharged today - they're staying at the hospital.”

The BBC also reported that rescuers were continuing to search through rubble after twin quakes near the capital Caracas killed at least 920 people and injured more than 3,000.

The Star added that local teams searched through the night in collapsed buildings in Caracas and La Guaira, and it said a woman was pulled alive from rubble earlier.

As the death toll rose, The Star said international rescue teams included 80 Swiss rescuers and a team of Mexican aid workers, while it described local searches continuing in Caracas and La Guaira.

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Metro.co.uk reported that the US Geological Survey said the double strike was the strongest since 1900, and it said the organisation predicted more than 10,000 deaths.

The Sun said the double earthquake struck Venezuela on June 24, with reported magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5, and it reported that at least 50,000 people were missing.

The BBC reported that Caracas Fútbol Club said its under-18s player Razan Sijaa had been killed alongside family members at their home in La Guaira, and it also said the Venezuelan Football Federation (FVF) reported Victor Palacios had played for Marítimo de La Guaira.

Metro.co.uk said the country’s football federation confirmed the death of Yordelis Pereira, a player for Academia Puerto Cabello, as rescue teams continued searching the affected areas.