Rodents chew through power cables in Venezuela after Flight 164 crash

• After the crash of Flight 164, rodents in Venezuela chewed through power cables, according to the information from the authorities.
• According to EL PAÍS, the power cables were damaged at Santuario La Llanada Hotel, and the reason for the fire was later linked to a superheated electrical cable.
• AP reported that in La Guaira, the identification of the bodies of 24 April victims was completed, with 2,295 people still missing.

Two days after the crash of Venezuela’s Flight 164, the authorities said information about the victims had been obtained from the ground. The material says that the depth of the pit where the bodies were found was about 146 meters, with the crash site located in Venezuela’s Flight 164. The publication notes that the time it took to search for the bodies, identify them, and, in some cases, extract them from the remains, was complicated by the fact that the search took place in the darkness.

In addition, the material states that all the bodies found under the pit were searched for by medical personnel in Santuario La Llanada Hotel. The publication says that the status of the victims, including whether they had been identified, was complicated by the fact that, in some cases, the relatives had not been able to provide DNA samples.

Otherwise, the relatives were asked to provide information. For example, mother Arturo Rafael Lugo Rodríguez, Carol, told about how she identified her son by the words of the hospital staff, who said that the boy’s name was not in the list of those missing. She also said that she did not know what her son’s name was, and that she had not been able to identify him by the words of the staff.

The publication also reports that the hospital staff said that the 24 April victims had been identified. The material says that Luis Daniel Castillo, who was 42 years old, said that the bodies were not yet identified, and that he had not been able to locate his relatives. He added that he did not know where the bodies were, and that he had not been able to identify them by the words of the staff.

According to AP, the relatives were asked to provide information about the victims. The material says that José Antonio Toledo, a 25-year-old man, told that he found out that his relatives were missing, and that he could not identify the bodies. The publication says that AP reported that he received compensation of $450, which he said was provided by AP.

Also, AP reports that the forensic medical specialist Joel Mirabal said that in 60%-70% of cases, the bodies can be identified only by the time of death. In other words, according to the specialist, the bodies are identified by the time of death, and the process of identification is complicated by the fact that the bodies are damaged.

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