The Venezuelan government militarizes La Guaira and restricts access: you can only enter with a QR code

Cabello said that those who want to go to La Guaira must register at the Poliedro de Caracas where, If enabled, they will receive a QR or a vestin the case of motorized ones. “The authorities will be making decisions along the route, to prevent people who do not have any type of task assigned in La Guaira from coming“he added.

The minister justified the extent to which the excess of people going to collaborate is generating circulation problems for ambulances and saturates evacuation routes. But he also said that it is a healthcare theme.

“Today is the 26th and if a public health issue could occur – it is not happening, but it could happen – because remember that we have living people under the rubble but unfortunately deceased people, then that has to be addressed,” he said.

Earlier, the acting president Delcy Rodríguez had announced the authorization of a “volunteer registration center” in the Poliedro of Caracas.

“We are going to do it in an orderly manner, with a credential that will be granted with a QR code,” he added and urged “those who do not have rescue or security functions in the state of La Guaira please refrain from addressing the state because they are hindering the circulation that we need so that our military forces, police forces, civil protection, fire personnel, and rescuers can reach the disaster zone.”

Some One hundred buildings have collapsed in La Guairawhile the mobilization of more than one hundred pieces of heavy machinery continues for the recovery work of people who are trapped and the deployment of 11,500 security officials was announcedd from different institutions.

Thousands of Venezuelan civilians voluntarily participate in rescue efforts of the affected homes, but the Venezuelan government has asked that they not go to La Guaira and that they channel their help to the collection centers.

The state, located about 40 kilometers from Caracas, has been classified as natural disaster zone and it is under the control of the Bolivarian National Armed Forcesas reported this Friday by the president in charge.

Jorge Rodríguez, president of the National Assembly, argued that the decision to militarize the area is intended ensure security, internal order and facilitate rescue tasks.

Testimonials circulating on social networks denounce that people would be having problems accessing other areas like El Junquito, also in the state of La Guaira.

“We are at the kilometer of El Junquito, we are going to bring help and the national guards are not allowing us,” says a woman who could not be identified. Another woman said that people were turning around with the merchandise they were trying to carry, because the guards would not let them pass.

48 hours after the double earthquake that devastated central Venezuela, the latest official report indicates that they have died 920 people and another 3,360 injured172 people trapped in buildings and 3,007 victims.