Gaby Spanic breaks down in tears and cries for help for Venezuela: “My country is not prepared”
The Venezuelan actress, through her social networks, expressed that she felt devastated after the two earthquakes that occurred in the South American country.
The Venezuelan actress Gaby Spanic lived hours of anguish and pain after the double earthquake that shook Venezuela this Wednesday, June 24. From Mexico, where she currently resides, the “La Usurpadora” star shared her heartbreaking reaction on social media.
“Today has been a very difficult day, I cried like an unfortunate woman,” Spanic said in a video posted on Instagram. The 52-year-old actress did not hide her despair at the tragedy that her native country is experiencing, which she described as a "misfortune" for which Venezuela was not prepared: "My country had not had these strong earthquakes. My country is not prepared," she stated.
Pain and complaint
In her stories, Spanic expressed what for her is an accumulation of suffering that the Venezuelan people have suffered over the years, mentioning “xenophobia, injustices, robberies, persecutions” and, now, earthquakes. “It's too much,” said the actress.
The interpreter also raised her voice to denounce what she considers international indifference to the emergency. Bitterly, he criticized that in many parts of the world more attention is paid to football than to humanitarian tragedies such as the one that strikes Venezuela. “I don't know what we Venezuelans have done to deserve so much suffering,” he questioned.
Through tears, Gaby Spanic called on the international community to send humanitarian aid to her country. Aware of the lack of resources, he specifically requested the sending of ambulances, medicines and rescue teams to be able to care for the victims still under the rubble.
"I ask all the countries in the world to help my country... because what has happened in Venezuela has been terrible and it does not have the supplies, it does not have the capacity to save so many innocent people." Gaby Spanic
He even confessed his fear of returning to his homeland due to the critical situation, but his heart remains with his people and his affected family.
The Caribbean country was hit by two earthquakes of magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 just 39 seconds apart, in a phenomenon described as a “seismic doublet.” The preliminary toll is at least 164 dead and more than 900 injured, in addition to dozens of collapsed buildings and thousands of victims. The interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, declared a state of emergency and requested international help.