Venezuela in a state of emergency following massive twin earthquakes

CARACAS — The interim leader of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, declared a state of emergency Wednesday after two powerful quakes caused buildings in the capital to crumble and forced the closure of the country’s main airport. At least 20 aftershocks, Rodriguez said, had followed the earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, which struck the same area of Venezuela, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quakes triggered panic in the capital and drove people into the streets, AFP journalists saw. “The stairs came away, the whole wall cracked. Things fell from the ceiling. It was horrible,” said 54-year-old bank […]... Keep on reading: Venezuela in a state of emergency following massive twin earthquakes