Venezuela’s northern coast was hit by two powerful back-to-back earthquakes on Wednesday, leaving scores of people dead and widespread destruction in its wake.

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake and a 7.5-magnitude were less than a minute apart, said the U.S. Geological Survey. The second earthquake was the largest to hit the country since 1900.

As pledges of aid pour in from around the world, acting President Delcy Rodríguez has declared a state of emergency.

Acting president says at least 32 people killed and hundreds more injured