Alazne Solabarrieta Lecea, 65 years old, born in Caracas and of Basque descent, with dual nationality, has passed away this Thursday as a consequence of the earthquake registered in the Caracas neighborhood of San Bernardino. Her husband, Koldo Olalde, who was with her at the time of the earthquake, has survived and has been rescued on a stretcher, according to family sources who informed Europa Press.
The deceased was the granddaughter of José María Solabarrieta, mayor of Ondarroa (Bizkaia) during the Second Republic, who later had to go into exile in Venezuela.
Alazne Solabarrieta was born in the South American country, a cousin of María Esther Solabarrieta, former director of Water for the Basque Government and former provincial deputy for Territorial Action and Environment of Bizkaia. Furthermore, she was the wife of former PNV deputy and senator Iñaki Anasagasti. She leaves behind two children, Alazne and Ilargi.
The north of Venezuela has registered two strong earthquakes of magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 that, early this Thursday.