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Firefighters Praised After Venezuela Earthquake Response

Summary by Salford Now
Three local firefighters have been praised after helping with search and rescue efforts in Venezuela following the devastating earthquakes that have killed more than 5,000 people. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) Watch Managers Gavin Kearsley, Dan Davey and Mike Hirst were part of the 68-strong UK ISAR (International Search and Rescue) response team sent after two earthquakes struck the South American country on 24 June. They f…

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Every night, Daniela Villarroel repeated the same ritual before entering her house. She took off her boots and uniform in the garden, shook the soil of her hair and cleaned her face before approaching her three dogs. It was not any custom: she tried to prevent the smell of the bodies under ... Continue reading ""I will never be able to tear away the smell of death": the harsh story of a rescuer in Venezuela" The post "I will never be able to tea…

·Concepción, Chile
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The organization Support for Venezuelan Migrants thanked Mexico and the rescuers who participated in the rescue and search for victims of the dual earthquake of June 24 in the South American country.

·Mexico
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A month after the earthquakes, a team of 65 Panamanian rescuers participated in search and rescue efforts in La Guaira.

·Warsaw, Poland
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The Aztec country provided equipment for the Red Cross, five light generating plants and 2,200 kilos of information and communication technology transmission systems, as well as health and telecommunications personnel

·Caracas, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
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Daniela Villarroel preferred to take off her boots and uniform in the garden. She wanted to prevent the rooms in her house from being impregnated with the smell of death that accompanied her after looking for survivors of the double earthquake of June 24 in La Guaira state. “I couldn’t sleep, I didn’t have appetite, I heard voices. The strongest thing for me was the smell... It was such a strong smell that I had no point of comparison. I feel li…

Before caressing her dogs, she shook her hair and cleaned her face to get rid of the dirt. The 28-year-old girl suspended her work as a nutritionist for three weeks, to help rescue survivors and recover bodies in La Guaira. The post "I feel that I will never be able to pluck that smell of death": the impact of Venezuela's earthquakes on a rescuer who worked 18 days in La Guaira appeared first on EL NATIONAL.

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teleSUR broke the news in Caracas, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) on Sunday, July 26, 2026.
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