Earthquakes Devastate Venezuela
Foreign Affairs Earthquakes Devastate Venezuela State of the Union: The death toll could exceed 10,000 people, per the U.S. Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela within seconds Wednesday evening, killing at least 164 people, injuring nearly 1,000, and sending residents fleeing into the streets as buildings collapsed in Caracas and coastal communities, officials said. Geological Survey said a magnitude 7.2 quake hit near Yumare, west of Caracas, followed 39 seconds later by a magnitude 7.5 quake in the same area.
- ▪Foreign Affairs Earthquakes Devastate Venezuela State of the Union: The death toll could exceed 10,000 people, per the U.S.
- ▪Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela within seconds Wednesday evening, killing at least 164 people, injuring nearly 1,000, and sending residents fleeing into the streets as buildings collapsed in Caracas and coastal communities, offici
- ▪Geological Survey said a magnitude 7.2 quake hit near Yumare, west of Caracas, followed 39 seconds later by a magnitude 7.5 quake in the same area.
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