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Families of two football stars killed and injured in Venezuela earthquakes

The Guardian World Monday 29 June 2026, 13:21 UTC By Elodie Clements 1 min read
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Lucas Trejo of Argentina loses wife and two children while teammate’s partner dies saving their daughter‘Critical hours’ in Venezuela earthquake rescue operation – latest updatesFamily members of two professional footballers are among those killed by the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela in a catastrophe that has claimed at least 1,450 lives. Among the reported victims are the wife and two children of Lucas Trejo, an Argentinian footballer signed to Club Sport Marítimo of La Guaira. He...

Lucas Trejo of Argentina loses wife and two children while teammate’s partner dies saving their daughter

Family members of two professional footballers are among those killed by the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela in a catastrophe that has claimed at least 1,450 lives.

Among the reported victims are the wife and two children of Lucas Trejo, an Argentinian footballer signed to Club Sport Marítimo of La Guaira. He searched through rubble in the coastal city for his wife, Yanina, and their children, Aaron and Ainhoa, for three days before their bodies were recovered by rescue workers.

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Venezuela (LOCATION) Lucas Trejo (PERSON) Argentina (LOCATION) Argentinian (ORG) Club Sport Marítimo (ORG) Yanina (PERSON) Aaron (PERSON) Ainhoa (PERSON)
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