Six missing, dozens of homes affected in Venezuela by heavy rains

At least six people are missing and dozens of homes have been damaged following heavy rains and overflowing rivers in Caracas and two Venezuelan states. The severe weather on Saturday caused landslides and flooding, prompting authorities to activate emergency response systems.

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A mother and son were swept away after a river overflowed and are missing.

In the capital, a mother and her son were swept away when a river overflowed its banks and are now missing. Rescue teams are also searching for a couple whose vehicle plunged into a ravine in the state of Miranda, near Caracas. Their young daughter was rescued and taken to a hospital.

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We have not seen so much water in years, but they do not do maintenance and people have no conscience and throw garbage.

The municipality of Guaicaipuro in Miranda reported at least 36 homes affected by the intense rainfall, which lasted over four hours. In Aragua state, two individuals were reported missing after their vehicle was carried away by a rapidly rising river. Authorities in Caracas noted that between sixty and seventy vehicles were trapped on the Valle-Coche highway after a river overflowed, resulting in approximately twenty injuries.

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This is always, every time it rains heavily like this, the stream overflows, carrying away even vehicles.

Residents in affected areas, such as the La Vega neighborhood in Caracas, described the severity of the flooding, with one shop owner lamenting the accumulation of debris and trash. Some locals expressed frustration, attributing the recurring flooding to a lack of maintenance and improper waste disposal. The acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, acknowledged the "significant damage" caused by the "severe rains," which are attributed to tropical wave number 40, and warned of the "effects of the climate emergency."

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The grave rains caused significant damage in several sectors of Caracas.