10m ago / 4:19 AM EDTVenezuelan President Rodríguez thanks Trump for supportVenezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said President Donald Trump and the U.S. government had been in “constant contact” with Venezuelan authorities and had provided support and solidarity to Venezuelan people. “Venezuela will never forget the hand extended to our people in these hard hours,” she said in a post on Facebook.Her comments came after Trump pledged support and assistance to Venezuela in a post on Truth Social overnight. 36m ago / 3:53 AM EDTTrump says United States will be there for 'great friends'President Donald Trump pledged support to Venezuela in a post on Truth Social overnight.He said the two quakes were "both massive in scale and have left a devastating number of deaths.""The U.S.A. stands ready, willing, and able to help! I have instructed all agencies of our government to get ready to move quickly. We will be there for our new and great friends. Early reports are not good!!!"36m ago / 3:53 AM EDT32 killed so far, says Venezuelan leader, but toll set to riseAt least 32 people were killed and more than 700 were injured, Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said in an address on state television.Those figures do not include possible casualties in the state of La Guaira, north of Caracas, which Rodríguez described as a “true tragedy” and a “disaster zone.”37m ago / 3:53 AM EDTTwin quakes shake Venezuela Twin earthquakes hit Venezuela around 6 p.m. ET yesterday. The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter of the first, a 7.2 magnitude quake, was near the town of San Felipe, about 100 miles west of the capital, Caracas. Juan Barreto / AFP via Getty ImagesIt was followed 39 seconds later by a second, larger earthquake, which had a magnitude of 7.5 and was close to the town of Yumare, the USGS said.