Twin earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 have killed 32 people and injured over 700 in Venezuela, collapsing buildings and causing widespread panic.

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

Both quakes measured over 7.0 magnitude, with tremors being felt as far as more than a thousand miles away in Brazil’s Amazon region.

US Geological Survey estimates 44 per cent chance fatalities could exceed 10,000