A country not able to deal with the fall-out on its own needs international assistance on a major scale

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…

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