Key Takeaways
- At least 2 people have died and 5 are missing due to Hurricane Beryl in Venezuela.
- 25,000 people have been affected by the heavy rains caused by Hurricane Beryl in Sucre state.
- A commission led by Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez is on its way to Sucre state to address the situation.
Caracas: At least two people were dead, five missing and 25,000 affected as Hurricane Beryl ripped through northeast Venezuela’s Sucre state, Interior and Justice Minister Remigio Ceballos said Tuesday.
“To date we can say that, unfortunately, two people have died, five are missing, and we are in a permanent, direct search (for survivors and victims),” Ceballos told state-run Venezolana de Television.
“We are talking about 25,000 people affected by the rains,” he added.
Meanwhile, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said via social media X that a commission made up of ministers is on its way to Sucre to address the situation.
The city of Cumanacoa in Sucre state was flooded by heavy rains dumped by Beryl, causing the Manzanares River to overflow.
The category 5 hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 270 km per hour as it moved at 35 km per hour across the Venezuelan Caribbean, according to an early morning report issued by the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology
