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Death toll from landslide in Las Tejerías in central Venezuela rises to 36

Caracas, Oct 10 (EFE).- At least 36 people lost their lives due to Saturday’s landslide in the city of Tejerías, in central Venezuela, while 56 other citizens are still missing, according to the report proposed this Monday by the minister. Interior and Justice, Remigio Ceballos. “Unfortunately, we currently have 36 people dead and 56 people missing at the request of victims and friends,” said the official of the presidential command post in the city, located about 70 kilometers from Caracas. In a previous statement, shared by the Ministry of Interior and Justice, Ceballos referred to “significant progress” in the task of “restoring order” in this small town in the state of Aragua. “Vehicles cannot pass here, it’s forbidden, it’s a disaster area. There can’t be unauthorized people, duly accredited, or vehicles that get in the way (…) we start with the delivery of 300 tons of food,” said the minister during a walk through streets full of sediment. The government’s previous report, proposed a few hours earlier by the executive vice-president, Delcy Rodríguez, reported 25 dead and 52 missing, the same figure as the detectives of the Scientific, Penal and Criminal Investigation Corps (Cicpc) confirmed to EFE on Sunday. ). “We are still looking, we have 317 houses completely destroyed and 757 affected,” Rodríguez told reporters as he drove through the city, located about 70 kilometers from Caracas. The authorities, he explained, have activated three shelters in the area and deployed more than 1,200 civil servants to take care of the inhabitants of the 23 affected sectors, where more than 10,000 families live who today do not have a potable water supply or do not receive the service. .with restrictions. For his part, the Attorney General, Tarek Saab, had deplored the landslide via Twitter, where he had published a message which spoke of 31 dead, a figure which was exceeded a few minutes later in the balance sheet proposed by Ceballos. The government has declared Las Tejerías a disaster and natural disaster zone. (c) EFE Agency