Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAt least 235 people have died and approximately 50,000 are missing after back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday afternoon. The tremors, measuring magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, hit within 39 seconds of each other west of the capital, Caracas, causing significant damage. Nearly 4,300 people were reported injured, with rescuers continuing to search through rubble as survivors described the scenes as 'like a horror movie'. Interim president Delcy Rodriguez declared a state of emergency following the earthquakes, which led to building collapses in Caracas and the closure of the nation’s main international airport. The US Geological Survey has estimated a 44 per cent probability that the total number of fatalities from the disaster could exceed 10,000. In fullVenezuela earthquakes latest: Death toll soars to 235 with 40,000 missing as emergency crews search for survivorsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Venezuela earthquakes death toll climbs to 235 with 50,000 still missing
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAt least 235 people have died and approximately 50,000 are missing after back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday afternoon. The tremors, measuring magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, hit within 39 seconds of each other west of the capital, Caracas, causing significant damage. Nearly 4,300 people were reported injured, with rescuers continuing to search through rubble as survivors described the scenes as 'like a horror movie'. Interim president Delcy Rodriguez declared a state of emergency following the earthquakes, which led to building collapses in Caracas and the closure of the nation’s main international airport. The US Geological Survey has estimated a 44 per cent probability that the total number of fatalities from the disaster could exceed 10,000. In fullVenezuela earthquakes latest: Death toll soars to 235 with 40,000 missing as emergency crews search for survivorsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
