At least 164 people have been killed and roughly a thousand are injured after two major earthquakes shook the Venezuelan capital of Caracas on Wednesday night, toppling several buildings and sending people rushing out of their damaged homes. The death toll is expected to rise. The quakes were among the strongest to hit Venezuela in the past century, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Interim President Delcy Rodríguez declared a state of emergency and said the electrical grid and water acce

Former lawmaker Wilmer Azuaje captured the moment an earthquake struck Simon Bolivar International Airport in Venezuela. Two strong earthquakes hit the country in quick succession on Wednesday—a magnitude 7.2 foreshock near San Felipe, followed 40 seconds later by a larger 7.5 quake about 23 kilometers southeast of Yumare. #cnn #news #venezuela

Fishermen out at sea witnessed dust engulfing Venezuela’s city of La Guaira as the twin earthquakes struck the region. #Venezuela #Earthquake #Seismology #BBCNews