“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 do not want to speculate,” she said. “The numbers we provide are rigorously verified.”

“Hoy hemos conseguido 33 personas con vida y quería agradecerles”

“Cada vida salvada da esperanza a Venezuela”

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.