Wife and children of Argentine soccer player Lucas Trejo killed in Venezuela earthquakes - BERITAJA

An Argentine shot subordinate for a Venezuelan squad mislaid his woman and 2 young children successful the powerful copy earthquakes that struck the state past week.

Before their deaths were confirmed, Lucas Trejo described to Noticias Telemundo really he was “going done the rubble pinch my hands” searching for his wife, Yanina, and their young boy and daughter.

Noticias Telemundo confirmed the deaths pinch Trejo’s shot club, Club Sport Marítimo de La Guaira, which mourned the tragic nonaccomplishment of their player’s family.

“For the eternal remainder of Yanina de Trejo (wife), Aarón Trejo (son) and Ainhoa Trejo (daughter) of our subordinate Lucas Trejo. The awesome family of Club Sport Marítimo de La Guaira offers their words of condolence for the decease of his family members,” the squad wrote connected Instagram.

Trejo had been searching for his family since Wednesday, erstwhile a 7.2 earthquake struck adjacent the municipality of San Felipe soon aft 6 p.m., followed by a much powerful 7.5 quake 39 seconds later adjacent Yumare.

More than 1,400 group were killed, and immoderate 3,150 were injured successful the earthquakes.

Trejo told Noticias Telemundo “Ahora” that the family’s location successful La Guaira, the hardest deed area, collapsed successful the quake.

“I was playing astatine a crippled acold from my home, I ran backmost to spot if my family was good,” he said, getting emotional. “The building was destroyed.”

He told Noticias Telemundo that he was digging pinch his hands done the rubble because location was nary digging equipment, and, moreover aft 1 instrumentality arrived, it was excessively mini to assistance the large pieces of debris.

Trejo besides described his hopeless attempts to find his young son, Aaron, successful hospitals aft rumors circulated that a young kid had travel retired live from the building. “I don’t cognize wherever my family is, I’m looking for them but I don’t know,” he said, breaking up.

Tens of thousands of group stay unaccounted for amid a hopeless hunt for survivors.

Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez said connected Sunday that clip was moving retired to rescue group still trapped nether debris.

Interim President Delcy Rodríguez said successful a televised reside connected Sunday that hunt and rescue operations would proceed aft 33 group were recovered complete the weekend.

“We recovered group live today,” she said. “Therefore, the rescue operations will not beryllium suspended.”