At Least 164 Killed After Twin Quakes Hit Venezuela
Delcy Rodríguez said the quakes killed at least 164 people and injured 971 as rescue teams searched collapsed buildings and aftershocks threatened more damage.
- On Wednesday, two powerful earthquakes with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 struck northern Venezuela 39 seconds apart, killing at least 164 people and collapsing dozens of buildings across the region.
- Geologists classified the event as a rare 'seismic doublet,' where a 7.2 foreshock preceded a 7.5 mainshock triggered by faulting along the complex boundary between the Caribbean and South American plates, according to the U.S. Geological Survey .
- Widespread damage closed Simón Bolívar International Airport and disrupted power across Caracas, prompting Acting President Delcy Rodríguez to declare a state of emergency as La Guaira state became an official disaster zone.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the United States deployed specialized search-and-rescue teams from Fairfax County and Los Angeles, coordinating with Venezuelan authorities to locate survivors trapped in collapsed structures.
- Predictive modeling by the USGS suggests the final casualty count could climb into the thousands, as widespread communication outages complicate verification efforts and potential aftershocks risk further structural damage.
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