Dhaka, June 29 -- flight club Deportivo La Guaira has confirmed that Argentine defender Lucas Trejo's wife and two children were killed in the devastating earthquakes that recently struck Venezuela's Yaracuy region.

Trejo's wife, Yanina Maranella, and their children, Aaron and Ainhoa Trejo, had been reported missing after the apartment building where they lived in Playa Grande, one of the worst-hit coastal areas, collapsed during the twin earthquakes. Rescue teams later confirmed their deaths.

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Trejo was in Caracas with his club, Maritimo, preparing for an upcoming match when the disaster occurred.

In a statement, Deportivo La Guaira expressed condolences, saying the ...