Turkish national rescues 38 from rubble in quake-stricken Venezuela
A Turkish businessman living in Venezuela has said he rescued 38 people from collapsed buildings after first ensuring the safety of his own family during the powerful twin earthquakes that struck the country.
İbrahim Eser, who has lived in Venezuela for 22 years and serves as a representative of the Turkish World Business Council (DTİK), recalled the chaos triggered by the 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes that hit just 39 seconds apart, devastating the coastal city of La Guaira.
Speaking to Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency on July 1, Eser said he was in his office when the shaking began.
“Refrigerators and cabinets started toppling toward me. My first thought was my wife and children, whose home was just behind one of the buildings that later collapsed,” he said.
