Rome, 25 June (LaPresse) – Over 20,000 people have so far been reported missing following the two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela. An online platform, ‘Desaparecidos terremoto Venezuela’, has been set up to trace citizens whose whereabouts are unknown; it has also been shared on social media by members of the Venezuelan opposition. Through the platform, people can report missing persons by entering their name, where they were at the time of the earthquake and uploading a photo. There are currently 23,773 people reported as missing. Pope Leo XIV has sent 100,000 euros to help the population affected by the earthquake in Venezuela, according to Vatican media reports. The sum was sent via the Office of the Papal Almoner. According to the Vatican, the amount was decided following consultations with the nuncio to the country, Monsignor Alberto Ortega Martín, titular archbishop of Midila, and the archbishop of Caracas, Monsignor Raúl Biord Castillo, but “attention will remain focused on the needs of the Venezuelan people, which, in the coming days, following the guidance of the local Church, we will endeavour to meet”, Vatican media have stated.
Venezuela: 20,000 missing, Pope donates 100,000 euros
Rome, 25 June (LaPresse) – Over 20,000 people have so far been reported missing following the two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela. An online platform, ‘Desaparecidos terremoto Venezuela’, has been set up to trace citizens whose whereabouts are unknown; it has also been shared on social media by members of the Venezuelan opposition. Through the platform, people can report missing persons by entering their name, where they were at the time of the earthquake and uploading a photo. There are currently 23,773 people reported as missing. Pope Leo XIV has sent 100,000 euros to help the population affected by the earthquake in Venezuela, according to Vatican media reports. The sum was sent via the Office of the Papal Almoner. According to the Vatican, the amount was decided following consultations with the nuncio to the country, Monsignor Alberto Ortega Martín, titular archbishop of Midila, and the archbishop of Caracas, Monsignor Raúl Biord Castillo, but “attention will remain focused on the needs of the Venezuelan people, which, in the coming days, following the guidance of the local Church, we will endeavour to meet”, Vatican media have stated.
