Havana/At least seven Cubans have been reported missing after the devastating earthquakes that shook Venezuela last Wednesday, which already left 920 dead and 3,360 injured. The Government of Havana, unlike other countries, has not provided information about the citizens of the Island affected by the tragedy. Almost all of the cases are concentrated in La Guaira, the coastal state where dozens of buildings collapsed and communications remain seriously damaged.
The complaints, spread by family members, journalists and community groups, identify Olivia Hernández Pérez, Reinier Campos, Ady Zaldívar, Silvio René Garzón Molina and the siblings Vanessa and Dayan Martínez. They are joined by a Cuban coach residing in Marín, Pontevedra, whose name has not been published by the Spanish press.
Olivia Hernandez Perez28 years old, is one of the cases about which more information is available. A native of Havana and a Psychology graduate, she had been living in Venezuela for a short time when the earthquakes occurred. Its last known location was Coral Park, in Caraballeda, specifically in a building on José María España Avenue.
The search also includes Vanessa and Dayan Martínez, two brothers originally from Mayabeque who lived with their father in the Coral Beach building, in Los Corales.
Your name appears on the citizen platform Venezuela Earthquake Missingcreated to gather notifications from people with whom their loved ones lost contact after the catastrophe. Until this Friday, no information had been released confirming his location, admission to a hospital or death.
Another of the missing is Silvio René Garzón Molina27 years old and Cuban nationality. He has been identified as the partner of Olivia Hernández Pérez. He was last seen at Confortable Apartamentos de Playa, in Los Corales, Caraballeda.
Cuban Ady Zaldívar, 64, is also wanted. According to the complaint spread in the social networks by journalist Darcy Borrero, was last seen at the Hoyo 2 Residence, apartment 1B, on Leonor de Cáceres Avenue, Caribe urbanization, in Caraballeda, in the state of La Guaira. The notice indicates that the woman was at a daughter’s residence.
The search also includes Vanessa and Dayan Martíneztwo brothers originally from Mayabeque who lived with their father in the Coral Beach building, in Los Corales. The property is among the buildings seriously affected in an area where several residential blocks collapsed. Information about minors was disclosed by journalist Daniel Benítez and reproduced by several Cuban media. According to these reports, the mother of both resides in Mayabeque, while the father, a Cuban doctor, decided to remain in Venezuela after finishing his mission.
The Cuban Government only assured after the earthquakes that the Health collaborators stationed in Venezuela were fine
An additional complaint asks for help in locating a Cuban presented only as “Mr. Reinier,” who supposedly resided in La Guaira. The notice circulates through a Facebook videobut his file – located on the Venezuelan platform – identifies him as Reinier Campos, a 45-year-old Cuban, with whom his family lost contact on June 24 in La Guaira. He is described as a man 1.70 meters tall, corpulent, tattooed, with blue eyes and light hair.
In parallel, a family residing in Marín, Pontevedra, remains missing after traveling to Venezuela. It is made up of a Cuban man, coach of the Marinenses Hockey Club, his Venezuelan wife and their two youngest children. The Galician press has not published their names, so the father cannot yet be included in the nominal relationship either.
The Cuban Government assured after the earthquakes that the Health collaborators stationed in Venezuela were fine. The statement, however, refers to the active members of the official missions and does not allow us to know the situation of the thousands of Cubans who reside in that country for family, professional or immigration reasons.
There is also no official count of dead, injured or missing Cuban citizens. The island’s authorities have not publicly enabled a specific registry nor have they detailed the consular efforts carried out to locate those who appear in the notices.
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After the publication of the first seven cases, new family complaints and records compiled by the Encuéntralos and elTOQUE platforms considerably increased the number of Cubans whose whereabouts are unknown. ’14ymedio’ maintains the names initially included as verified and is now reviewing more than twenty additional cases, some of which present incomplete data, spelling variants or possible duplications. While this verification is concluded, the newspaper then publishes a provisional list with the names and ages disclosed.
Michel Luis Curbelo Moreira, 34 years old
Aristides Peralta Pérez, 58 years old
Yadina de la Caridad Yáñez Linares, 36 years old
Yosdany Quintana, 26 years old
Reinaldo Raspal Interián, 62 years old
José Antonio González Pérez, 38 years old
Alejandro Fernández, 42 years old
Uber García Ramos, 64 years old
Lupercio Pérez, 55 years old
Mayte Hernandez, 45 years old
Yaneisy Núñez, 42 years old
Olivia de la Caridad Hernández, 28 years old
Alain Rodríguez Rojas, age not specified
Teresa Rojas Rodríguez, age not specified
Raudel Diosdado Rodríguez, age not specified
Dylan Sander Rodríguez Yáñez, age not specified
Gladys María Padrón, age not specified
Dioadsy Mora, 50 years old
Aidimir Arriechi, 41 years old
Elanny Malka Navarro, 24 years old
Eucaris Rodríguez Alfonzo, age not specified
Kiriaki Navarro Fleitas, 35 years old
José Raúl Cubarrubia Andre, 56 years old
Channette Martínez, 35 years old
Jonny Correa, age not specified
