Venezuela Youth International Yimvert Berroterán, 18, Dies as 7.2 and 7.5 Quakes Kill 920
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 26
Venezuela Youth International Yimvert Berroterán, 18, Dies as 7.2 and 7.5 Quakes Kill 920
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 26
Summary
Yimvert Berroterán, 18, was confirmed dead Friday after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday, the Venezuelan Football Federation said.
920 people were killed and at least 3,300 injured in the tremors, which measured 7.2 and 7.5, according to National Assembly leader Jorge Rodriguez.
The forward had risen through Venezuela's youth teams from under-15 level, played at the 2025 Under-17 World Cup and recently broke into Universidad Central de Venezuela's senior side.
The federation, his club and his agency issued tributes as Venezuelan football mourned, while the FVF also used social media to help locate missing people after the disaster.