{"id":65756,"date":"2026-06-27T18:44:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T16:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=65756"},"modified":"2026-07-03T12:20:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:20:31","slug":"the-situation-that-the-spanish-soldiers-of-the-ume-have-encountered-upon-arriving-in-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/06\/27\/the-situation-that-the-spanish-soldiers-of-the-ume-have-encountered-upon-arriving-in-venezuela\/","title":{"rendered":"The situation that the Spanish soldiers of the UME have encountered upon arriving in Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the early hours of Friday, June 26, Spanish soldiers from the Military Emergency Unit (UME) flew to Venezuela.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/06\/25\/sos-venezuela-some-ways-to-send-aid-to-earthquakes-victims\/\">SOS Venezuela: Some ways to send aid to earthquakes victims<\/a><\/rel><br \/>\n<rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2023\/03\/07\/the-images-of-the-spanish-soldiers-of-the-ume-who-have-fought-the-fire-in-chile\/\">The images of the Spanish soldiers of the UME who have fought the fire in Chile<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/earthquake.usgs.gov\/earthquakes\/eventpage\/us6000t7zp\/executive\" target=\"_blank\">two powerful earthquakes struck the coast of Venezuela<\/a<, causing many buildings to collapse and burying countless people. According to the latest figures released a few hours ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/es\/mundo\/news\/2026-06\/aumenta-el-numero-de-muertos-por-el-terremoto-en-venezuela.html\" target=\"_blank\">there are already more than 900 dead and 3,500 injured<\/a>, but these numbers could rise significantly since, <strong>according to the UN, at least 50,000 people are missing<\/strong>. The situation in the country is dire.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">El avi\u00f3n del <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EjercitoAire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EjercitoAire<\/a> con 59 militares de la <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UMEgob?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UMEgob<\/a> y 2 ingenieros del <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EjercitoTierra?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EjercitoTierra<\/a> ha aterrizado en Valencia <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Venezuela?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Venezuela<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Las unidades caninas, especializadas en b\u00fasqueda y rescate, ser\u00e1n esenciales en las zonas m\u00e1s afectadas por el doble terremoto. <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 \ud83e\udec2 \ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\uddea <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c86oBummR1\">pic.twitter.com\/c86oBummR1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ministerio Defensa (@Defensagob) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Defensagob\/status\/2070461434387984444?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In total, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Defensagob\/status\/2070461434387984444\" target=\"_blank\">59 soldiers and 8 dogs from the Military Emergency Unit (UME), along with 2 Spanish Army engineers, traveled to Venezuela<\/a> aboard an A330 MRTT aircraft from the 45th Wing of the Spanish Air Force. They were accompanied by 40 members and 4 dogs from the Special Emergency and Immediate Response Unit (ERICAM) of the Community of Madrid. Both units already have experience in earthquake relief: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2023\/02\/07\/la-salida-de-la-ayuda-militar-espanola-para-los-afectados-por-los-terremotos-en-turquia\/\">three years ago the UME and ERICAM were already sent to Turkey<\/a> to help the victims of two earthquakes recorded in that country on February 6, 2023.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8\ud83e\udd1d\ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\uddea  El equipo de rescate y salvamento de <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UMEgob?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UMEgob<\/a> ha aterrizado en Venezuela para incorporarse a los trabajos de b\u00fasqueda y rescate tras el terremoto.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5\ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BgNiwwoRJ2\">pic.twitter.com\/BgNiwwoRJ2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UME (@UMEgob) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UMEgob\/status\/2070478139625459734?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Upon their arrival at El Libertador Air Base, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UMEgob\/status\/2070478139625459734\" target=\"_blank\">Lieutenant Colonel Bru of the UME (Military Emergency Unit) reported that they have been assigned to the La Guaira area<\/a>. You can listen to his statements in this video published by the UME yesterday at 2:03 PM CET. This Saturday, at 1:34 PM CET, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Defensagob\/status\/2070833072187006997\" target=\"_blank\">the Spanish Ministry of Defense published this video showing the situation the UME encountered in Venezuela<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udee1 La <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UMEgob?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UMEgob<\/a> se afana en ofrecer la ayuda y las capacidades necesarias en la zona cero del terremoto de <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Venezuela?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Venezuela<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc15 Las unidades caninas y el personal desplegado trabajan en el reconocimiento previo y la b\u00fasqueda de supervivientes. <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc9b Gracias por estar ah\u00ed, siempre. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/66aalnTAKw\">pic.twitter.com\/66aalnTAKw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ministerio Defensa (@Defensagob) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Defensagob\/status\/2070833072187006997?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A few minutes earlier, at 13:22 CET, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UMEgob\/status\/2070830227341586564\" target=\"_blank\">the UME published this video recorded from La Guaira<\/a>, in which <strong>we see Captain Gallego, Head of Operations of the UME, reporting on the tasks of locating people trapped in a residential building<\/strong>, in an area severely affected by the earthquakes on Thursday:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udcf9 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UMEgob?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UMEgob<\/a> realiza misiones en La Guaira, una de las zonas m\u00e1s afectadas por el terremoto de Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>Tras recibir informaci\u00f3n sobre posibles personas atrapadas en este edificio residencial, nuestros equipos realizan un primer reconocimiento y una b\u00fasqueda t\u00e9cnica para\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5Na8wt4UAF\">pic.twitter.com\/5Na8wt4UAF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UME (@UMEgob) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UMEgob\/status\/2070830227341586564?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Three hours ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/unidadmilitardeemergencias\/albums\/72177720334391460\/\" target=\"_blank\">the UME (Military Emergency Unit) published some photos on Flickr taken in the La Guaira area<\/a>, showing <strong>the reconnaissance work of Spanish soldiers in the affected area<\/strong>, specifically on the rubble that until a few days ago were residential buildings:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55360381336_171b469fc6_o.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55360381336_aab2f60e13_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55360381341_af8a0111b2_o.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55360381341_a678957e04_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55360580704_f5f4c35c48_o.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55360580704_24a87a8cbf_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55359447802_cee603c8cc_o.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55359447802_a0c3e0fe41_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55360381356_2c290c76e7_o.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55360381356_170d9d11fc_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>My prayers are with the people of Venezuela during these difficult times<\/strong>, and also with the Spanish soldiers and civilians who have traveled to that sister nation to help those affected. I hope they can save many lives.<\/p>\n<p>---<\/p>\n<p><small>Photos: Unidad Militar de Emergencias.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the early hours of Friday, June 26, Spanish soldiers from the Military Emergency Unit (UME) flew to Venezuela.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[19534,11550,11471],"tags":[15498,24212,26045,17158,17624,11875,10557,18413,159],"class_list":["post-65756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-defense-portada-eng","category-defense","category-hispanicity","tag-airbus-a330-mrtt","tag-ala-45","tag-el-libertador-air-base","tag-la-guaira","tag-military-emergency-unit-ume","tag-spanish-air-force","tag-spanish-army","tag-unidad-especial-de-emergencia-y-respuesta-inmediata-ericam","tag-venezuela"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-29 08:26:06","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65756"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65756\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}