Caracas Mayor's Office brigades continue rescue efforts in San Bernardino
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Published at: 26/06/2026 01:42 PM
The mayor of Caracas, Carmen Meléndez, reported that brigades from the Liberator Municipal Services Corporation and Popular Power Solutions Brigades ( BRISOPP) have been deployed together with Civil Protection officers , firefighters and the Armed Forces to carry out rescue work in the Rita building in San Bernardino in the capital city.
“In the spaces of the Rita
building, which also collapsed in San Bernardino, we have arranged five " role="link">@corpo_libertador
brigades,
more than 100 " role="link">@brisopp men, together with civil protection officials, firefighters, Bolivarian National Armed
Forces, " role="link">@ciacacaracas and
volunteers,” he said through his Instagram account.
He also reported that so far
they have managed to rescue 12 people and four pets.
In addition, he indicated that the work team has been joined by a “total of 7 doctors,
58 military officials, 10 police officers from Caracas, 50 brigade members from the state of
Lara, among other professionals.”
In addition, he indicated that the
work of the human team in this place is added to the work carried out
with heavy machinery, such as: excavators, backhoes, trucks, telescopic
cranes and dump trucks.
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