Global rescue accelerates as Venezuela endures twin quakes and rising toll
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Twin earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 struck Venezuela, killing 589, injuring about 3,000, and leaving hundreds trapped as La Guaira bears heavy damage and the main airport closes. International teams and aid from the US, Brazil, El Salvador, Cuba, Mexico, Colombia and others, plus UN backing, are rushing to assist amid overwhelmed hospitals and Venezuela’s strained infrastructure.
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