Delcy Rodríguez

To politicize a humanitarian tragedy like this — when the Venezuelan government and its authorities have spared no effort, public, private, national, or international — is disgraceful.

We did not wait one day, two days or three days. We activated immediately,

Cada vida salvada da esperanza a Venezuela

Hoy hemos conseguido 33 personas con vida y quería agradecerles

Estamos en este momento declarando el estado de emergencia, tal como lo contempla nuestra Constitución

I spoke to President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday and they reaffirmed their commitment to send rescue teams and aid equipment.

Rodríguez said food and water is being distributed in the region by government officials.

Hago un llamado a la población a mantener la calma, seguir las recomendaciones de las autoridades y resguardarse en espacios seguros.

We hope to rescue as many living people as possible.

We need all doctors and nurses to report to their places of work. We must take care of everyone who is arriving at emergency rooms.

La Guaira state is a true tragedy and has become a disaster zone.

We urge our population to remain calm. We urge unity.

Dozens of buildings have collapsed and we are engaged in the arduous task of rescuing the lives that God allows us to save. The state of La Guaira is facing a true tragedy and has become a disaster zone.

Our population to remain calm.

Together we will overcome this tragedy,

We trust that this progress will allow for the lifting of current sanctions against our country, enabling us to build and guarantee an effective bilateral cooperation agenda for the benefit of our people.

We value President Donald Trump's decision as a step toward normalizing and strengthening relations between our countries.