The president of the Government of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo (CC), reported this Friday that there is still no news about the workers of the office of the Canarian Government Delegation in Venezuela, and that for now they are "clearing the rubble from the building," which collapsed due to the earthquake.
In statements to journalists, Clavijo pointed out that the news regarding the state of the delegate of the Canarian Government in Venezuela, Isabel Jara, "is not positive" because the building collapsed and she lived in the penthouse.
"We cannot confirm the death, but the news we are receiving is not positive. We do not lose hope and we hope that as soon as it dawns we can know more and find her," highlighted the Canarian president.
He further stated that they are in contact with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy and that the general state is one of concern, as heavy machinery has not yet arrived and it is foreseeable that the number of victims will rise "considerably."
Contacted with the units of Canarians in Venezuela
Clavijo pointed out that they have contacted the 22 Canarian entities in Venezuela to enable spaces for people who have been left homeless and to shelter them temporarily until they resolve their situation.
The Canarian president also expressed that all aid must be managed through the Government of Spain and that it is the Venezuelan government that must demand what it needs, because "sending resources without having the capacity to integrate them generates more of a problem than help."
He also announced that the Canarian Government will declare three days of official mourning and an extraordinary government council to channel aid measures, as well as an official declaration of support, with the forecast that reconstruction efforts and the return to normality "will take a long time."