Multiple Earthquakes Hit Venezuela's Northern Coast
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US among nations sending help to search for survivors on country’s north coast where dozen of buildings flattenedVenezuela earthquake – latest updatesRescue teams are racing to Venezuela’s shattered northern coast after almost simultaneous earthquakes reduced dozens of buildings to rubble, with thousands of people feared dead. The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said the defence department would help search and rescue teams deploy to the affected region after Venezuela’s main gateway, the Simón Bolívar international airport, near the capital, Caracas, was badly damaged by 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude quakes less than 40 seconds apart, late on Wednesday afternoon. Continue reading...
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