Venezuela twin earthquakes kill at least 32, injure more than 700

CARACAS — Powerful twin earthquakes have killed 32 people and injured more than 700, Venezuela’s interim president said Thursday, after the massive shocks collapsed entire buildings and sent people running in panic. Authorities and average Venezuelans were clambering on piles of rubble in the hunt for survivors after the disaster that prompted leader Delcy Rodriguez to declare a state of emergency. The earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck the same area of Venezuela on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), causing buildings in the capital to crumble and forcing the closure of the country’s main airport. […]... Keep on reading: Venezuela twin earthquakes kill at least 32, injure more than 700