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Live: Venezuela quake rescue continues as USGS model warns of 10,000-plus deaths
Rescue operations are continuing in Venezuela following two major earthquakes, while the country's acting President Delcy Rodríguez has declared a state of emergency. Multiple buildings collapsed in the capital Caracas after quakes struck in quick succession late Wednesday afternoon.
A magnitude-7.2 earthquake hit about 160 km west of Caracas at 6:04 p.m. local time (2204 GMT) on Wednesday, followed less than a minute later by an even stronger magnitude-7.5 tremor at a shallow depth of 10 km, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS also issued a dire predictive model warning of a 44% probability that fatalities could exceed 10,000 people. Join CGTN for the latest.
Rescue operations are continuing in Venezuela following two major earthquakes, while the country's acting President Delcy Rodríguez has declared a state of emergency. Multiple buildings collapsed in the capital Caracas after quakes struck in quick succession late Wednesday afternoon.
A magnitude-7.2 earthquake hit about 160 km west of Caracas at 6:04 p.m. local time (2204 GMT) on Wednesday, followed less than a minute later by an even stronger magnitude-7.5 tremor at a shallow depth of 10 km, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS also issued a dire predictive model warning of a 44% probability that fatalities could exceed 10,000 people. Join CGTN for the latest.