Images circulating on social media depict cars being carried away by floodwaters, buildings and businesses inundated with mud, and massive boulders littering roads as a result of mudslides. Governor Ramon Guevara of Merida reported that 11 individuals lost their lives in Tovar, while two children perished in Antonio Pinto Salinas. Guevara expressed his sorrow over the tragic situation in a video posted on Twitter, stating that power outages occurred due to water reaching transformers. The affected area is crucial for agriculture, supplying food to various regions of the country.