A digital entrepreneur developed and launched the 'Venezuela Te Busca' platform with the aim of helping Venezuelan families locate missing people, after the earthquakes in Caracas that have left devastating images of serious damage.

According to local media, Julia Alessandra Mariano is the creator of this website, which consists of an online registry aimed at centralizing information about those affected who are missing.

'Venezuela Te Busca' allows users to enter missing persons cases, consult other reports and update information when a family member or friend is finally located.

Venezuela is experiencing hours of anguish after two powerful earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 degrees, shook the north of the country. The events have left at least 164 dead and nearly a thousand injured, according to the most recent data released by interim president Delcy Rodríguez.

Read also: The UN mobilizes after the earthquakes in Venezuela and will coordinate rescue teams

How to use the 'Venezuela Te Busca' platform to find missing people due to the earthquakes in Caracas

As soon as you enter the website you will find reports from users who have already published cases of missing family members. To make yours, you must click on “register person”, on the button located in the upper right corner.

Next, the platform will ask you for basic but essential information: photo of the missing person, name, surname, identity card, age, gender, last place where they were seen and additional description.

Likewise, you must enter your name, telephone number and email, ways by which you will be contacted when the registered person has been located.

'Venezuela Te Busca' is not part of the official mechanisms for emergency care, clarifies Julia Alessandra Mariano, but it is an additional resource in the midst of tragedy, heartbreak and uncertainty.

Rescue teams work against time

The earthquakes occurred just seconds apart and were felt in much of the Venezuelan territory. The most affected areas are concentrated in Caracas and the state of La Guaira, where landslides, interruptions in basic services and scenes of despair among the inhabitants were reported.

Local authorities declared a state of emergency while search and rescue efforts continue.

Dozens of brigades remain deployed among collapsed buildings in search of trapped people. Delcy Rodríguez described the situation in La Guaira as a “true tragedy” and warned that the number of victims could increase as teams access the most affected areas.

The damage also affected communication routes, hospitals and transportation systems. The Maiquetía international airport suspended operations, while several public services were preventively interrupted to avoid new accidents.