This Tuesday, the Government of Venezuela made the Simón Bolívar Humanitarian Task Force available to Mexico for the search and rescue work of 65 people missing after the torrential rains that hit the center of that country, and which left thousands of victims and serious damage to homes, businesses and infrastructure.
Through a statement, the Foreign Ministry indicated that the Humanitarian Task Force can also facilitate the operations carried out by the Mexican authorities to care for the victims.
The Executive of Nicolás Maduro reiterated his “unbreakable solidarity” and indicated that he trusts in the “strength and resilience of the honorable Mexican people to overcome this unfortunate situation.”
Likewise, he expressed his deepest condolences to the families of the 64 who died due to these heavy rains in Mexico.
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So far, official reports reported 64 people dead and 65 missing, after the torrential rains that hit central Mexico from October 6 to 9 and affected 111 municipalities.
The heavy rainfall, caused by hurricanes Raymond and Priscilla, in the nation’s Pacific, in confluence with several systems in the Gulf of Mexico, left more than 1,800 millimeters (mm) of rain in Veracruz, Hidalgo, Puebla, Querétaro and San Luis Potosí.
That is, in just four days an amount comparable to half of the annual average rainfall in those regions was recorded.
With information from EFE
