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Devastating Venezuela Landslide: A Photo Overview

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A landslide in Venezuela on Sunday has killed dozens of people, with many still missing in the north central state of Aragua, officials reported. This devastating event occurred in the Santos Michelena municipality after several days of heavy rainfall.

Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro tweeted on Sunday that he had ordered the “maximum deployment” of the interior ministry and security agencies to respond to this emergency situation. Additionally, he declared three days of national mourning starting from Sunday, highlighting the severity of the disaster.

A woman looks at damage in Las Tejerias on Monday, October 10.
A woman looks at damage in Las Tejerias on Monday, October 10. Jesus Vargas/picture-alliance/dpa/AP
The body of 7-year-old Angel Senprum is brought to a community health center in Las Tejerias on Monday.
The body of 7-year-old Angel Senprum is brought to a community health center in Las Tejerias on Monday.
A person points to a list of names of people affected by flooding who were checked into a community center in Las Tejerias on Monday. The bodies of victims are also brought here.
A person points to a list of names of people affected by flooding who were checked into a community center in Las Tejerias on Monday. The bodies of victims are also brought here.
Damaged vehicles sit at a car assembly plant on Monday.
Damaged vehicles sit at a car assembly plant on Monday. Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro visits Las Tejerias on Monday.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro visits Las Tejerias on Monday. Jesus Vargas/picture-alliance/dpa/AP
Nuns carry humanitarian aid to be distributed among the landslide victims on Monday.
Nuns carry humanitarian aid to be distributed among the landslide victims on Monday.

Miguel Zambrano/AFP/Getty Images

A man looks at the rubble of destroyed houses in Las Tejerias on Sunday.
A man looks at the rubble of destroyed houses in Las Tejerias on Sunday. Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images
A firefighter helps residents inside a damaged house on Sunday.
A firefighter helps residents inside a damaged house on Sunday. Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters
Residents embrace in Las Tejerias on Sunday.
Residents embrace in Las Tejerias on Sunday. Matias Delacroix/AP
People search for survivors in Las Tejerias on Sunday.
People search for survivors in Las Tejerias on Sunday. Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images
Local residents and relief workers pull a rope to remove wreckage in search of survivors on Sunday.
Local residents and relief workers pull a rope to remove wreckage in search of survivors on Sunday.

Matias Delacroix/AP

A resident searches for his missing relatives in the rubble of a house on Sunday.
A resident searches for his missing relatives in the rubble of a house on Sunday. Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images
A man reunites with his dog that was rescued by neighbors on Sunday.
A man reunites with his dog that was rescued by neighbors on Sunday.

Matias Delacroix/AP

Residents walk through the debris left by the landslide on Sunday.
Residents walk through the debris left by the landslide on Sunday.

Matias Delacroix/AP

A woman cries as she searches for a missing relative in Las Tejerias on Sunday.
A woman cries as she searches for a missing relative in Las Tejerias on Sunday. Matias Delacroix/AP

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