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Ancelotti expresses solidarity with Venezuela after earthquakes
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Ancelotti expresses solidarity with Venezuela after earthquakes

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Brazil's coach Carlo Ancelotti expressed solidarity with the Venezuelan people following two earthquakes that killed over 1,400 people.
  • Ancelotti conveyed this message during a press conference ahead of Brazil's World Cup Round of 16 match against Japan.
  • The earthquakes, with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5, also left at least 50,000 people missing, according to official figures.

Carlo Ancelotti, the coach of the Brazilian national football team, has extended his and his team's solidarity to the Venezuelan people. Venezuela has been severely impacted by two recent earthquakes, which have resulted in over 1,400 fatalities.

Ancelotti shared this message of support during a press conference held in Houston, in anticipation of Brazil's World Cup Round of 16 match against Japan. He stated, "All of us want to show our solidarity to the Venezuelan people who are going through a difficult, very complicated period, and we want to show our solidarity."

The devastating earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude, struck Venezuela last Wednesday. Official reports indicate that the tremors have caused 1,450 deaths and left at least 50,000 individuals unaccounted for, highlighting the immense scale of the tragedy.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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