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High casualties and extensive damage are feared, with the US Geological Survey (USGS) saying there is a 44% chance the death toll from the back-to-back earthquakes in Venezuela could surpass 10,000.
BBC News has reported that Venezuela’s acting President Delcy RodrĂguez declares a state of emergency after the two major earthquakes shook the capital Caracas just seconds apart – the first a magnitude 7.2 and the second 7.5.
Buildings have collapsed as residents poured out into the streets, and the interior minister has asked people to leave their homes.
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