India, June 29 -- Venezuelan footballer Yimvert Berroteran has died after an earthquake struck during a youth football tournament in Colombia. Berroteran represented Venezuela at the youth level and played for Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV).

The 18-year-old player was trapped beneath the rubble of a collapsed building in La Guaira, one of the region's worst hit by the twin earthquakes. Rescue teams worked for more than 24 hours to find him.

The report was initially verified by journalist Jair Pineda on X, writing, "We are in a position to confirm that, after 24 hours of intense work trying to rescue him, the Venezuelan Yimvert Berroteran did not survive and unfortunately his body was recovered."

The tragedy comes as Venezuela c...