“Digital platform enabled to report missing persons after earthquakes in Venezuela”

Yerandi Santana
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Caracas, Venezuela. Assistance and emergency response agencies have enabled an official digital platform to centralize reports of missing persons following the two strong earthquakes that affected a large part of Venezuelan territory last Wednesday.

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Through the contingency portal, family members and citizens can register detailed information about people with whom they have not been able to establish contact since the seismic movements occurred, including identity data, physical characteristics, and last known locations.

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The initiative seeks to streamline search efforts, facilitate family reunification, and coordinate the efforts of rescue and assistance agencies working in the affected areas.

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According to the statistics published by the platform, so far 47,684 reports of people have been received, of which 43,000 remain out of contact, while 4,684 have been successfully located.

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The authorities have urged the population to use only official channels to report missing persons and to update information once contact with family members is established, in order to maintain an accurate database and avoid duplication of cases.

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The earthquakes recorded on Wednesday caused damage in several locations across the country, leading to communication disruptions, infrastructure damage, and an intense mobilization of emergency agencies and rescue teams.

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More than 43,000 people remain out of contact following the powerful earthquakes recorded on Wednesday.

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