Venezuela earthquakes kill at least 188, injure hundreds, with toll likely to rise, officials say

Venezuela earthquakes kill at least 188, injure hundreds, with toll likely to rise, officials say

At least 188 people were killed and some 1,500 injured by a pair of powerful earthquakes that rocked Venezuela Wednesday evening, the country’s National Assembly president said Thursday. Thousands of people were reported missing, and the toll was likely to keep rising as rescuers continued searching collapsed buildings and emergency crews raced to access devastated…

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Back-to-back earthquakes in Venezuela kill at least 32, injure hundreds, acting president says

Back-to-back earthquakes in Venezuela kill at least 32, injure hundreds, acting president says

Acting President Delcy RodrΓ­guez said early Thursday there are at least 32 people dead and 700 injured after two powerful earthquakes struck northwest Venezuela within a minute of each other Wednesday evening. She warned the toll was expected to rise as rescuers search collapsed buildings and emergency crews reach devastated areas. Communities across the South…

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