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Months after Venezuela earthquakes, a family refuses to give up search for their missing relative
The family says neighbors reported sightings, while independent accounts put the missing total at tens of thousands, far above the government’s 1,500 estimate.
- On a recent Saturday, Antonella Molina and Pedro Molina led about 15 relatives through La Guaira, Venezuela, distributing flyers to find 18-year-old Andres Molina, missing since back-to-back earthquakes struck 10 weeks ago.
- Andres' mother and brother died when their 10-story apartment building collapsed in La Guaira; the structure once housed more than 30 people, but Andres has not been seen since June 24.
- Neighbors reported seeing Andres wandering the ruins with an apparent head injury, yet the family's searches at parks and restaurants yielded no results. They continue independently, distrusting official statistics.
- Independent accounts suggest tens of thousands remain missing, far exceeding the government's estimate of 1,500 missing and 6,500 dead. Antonella Molina emphasized the family never received government support.
- The search concludes weekly around 10 p.m. at a local McDonald's, though Antonella hurt her arm during one session. The group remains determined to keep searching until they find Andres.
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Months after Venezuela earthquakes, a family refuses to give up search for their missing relative
Antonella Molina and her nephew Pedro are searching for 18-year-old Andres Molina in La Guaira, Venezuela. They haven't heard from him since the earthquakes on June 24.
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