Tag: search and recovery

Hope of finding earthquake victims remains unshaken at the Opppe complex in Los Cocos Beach

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“We need many hands,” relatives and volunteers insist as they refuse to give up. By Vanessa Davies At the Opppe housing complex in Los Cocos Beach, day and night have become the same battlefront. The earthquakes of June 24 turned time itself into a test of human determination. Beneath the rubble, life still struggles to […]

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Emili Quintero helps recover the bodies of earthquake victims in La Guaira

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Why is finding a loved one’s body so important for grieving families? “Finding the body means you can bury it and have a place to visit,” emphasizes paramedic Emili Quintero, who is stationed in Playa Grande. By Vanessa Davies Some people choose to carry heavy crosses. Emili Quintero appears to be one of them. A […]

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