Rescue efforts under way after buildings reduced to rubble in capital and along northern coast

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.

Several earthquakes shook Venezuela's capital of Caracas on Wednesday afternoon,witnesses reported.

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

Two powerful earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude, rocked Venezuela on Wednesday, causing buildings to collapse in Caracas and other affected states. Residents were seen…