Twin Venezuelan Quakes Trigger Urgent Rescue as Death Toll Rises
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Two powerful earthquakes (7.2 and 7.5) struck western Venezuela, killing at least 235 and injuring more than 4,300, as hospitals overflow and rescuers scramble to reach those buried in rubble; authorities declared a state of emergency, airports were closed, and international aid—including $150 million from the U.S.—is being mobilized.
- Venezuelans search through rubble as earthquake death toll rises NBC News
- What made the deadly Venezuelan earthquakes different NPR
- He Was Deported Back to Venezuela and Started Anew. Then the Quakes Hit. The New York Times
- RELEASE: SOUTHCOM Leadership Arrives in Venezuela to Coordinate Earthquake Relief Support southcom.mil
- Venezuela’s quakes were the strongest in over a century AP News
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