The death toll in the catastrophic Venezuela earthquakes increased to around 235 with at least 4,300 people injured, according to the country's health minister.
The number of dead and injured is expected to rise with thousands reported missing after the 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes that struck Wednesday evening, which was among the strongest in Venezuela in more than a century and was felt throughout the region.
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🚨 Varios afectados por el terremoto permanecen atrapados entre los escombros mientras esperan la llegada de los equipos de rescate.
🆘 Entre el caos y la destrucción, los supervivientes piden auxilio desesperadamente mientras continúan las labores de búsqueda en las zonas más afectadas.
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The Earth just experienced FOUR significant earthquakes in a single day.
First, it was a Magnitude 5.6 in California’s Redwood Valley.
Then, 7 hours later, a devastating “double” quake inflicted massive destruction in northern Venezuela. The first one at Magnitude 7.2, followed by an even larger Magnitude 7.5 only 39 SECONDS later.
Finally, a mere 25 minutes after the Venezuela twins, a Magnitude 6.9 marine earthquake struck offshore of Kuji, Japan.
Very rare to see this much seismic activity across the globe in such a short period of time.
Earthquakes worldwide today times
M5.6 California – 8:10 AM
M7.2 Venezuela – 3:04 PM
M7.5 Venezuela – 3:05 PM
M6.9 Japan – 3:30 PM
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