Venezuela is woensdagavond (lokale tijd) getroffen door twee zware aardbevingen. Meerdere gebouwen zijn ingestort en er wordt gevreesd voor veel dodelijke slachtoffers.

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.

Two powerful earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, about 39 seconds apart, struck north-central Venezuela on Wednesday afternoon, collapsing buildings in the capital, Caracas, and…