Death toll in Venezuela after earthquake rises to 1,430, government says

Death toll in Venezuela after earthquake rises to 1,430, says government On Wednesday (24), tremors of magnitude 7.5 and 7.2 were recorded in the country within an interval of less than a minute. Rescue teams are searching this Friday (26) for victims buried in buildings that collapsed across the country. The two strong earthquakes that hit Venezuela on Wednesday (24) left 920 dead and 3,360 injured - the number could increase, according to the UN and the US Geological Survey. Entire buildings and houses collapsed in Caracas and other Venezuelan cities. This Friday morning (26), rescue teams were working in search of survivors. Also this Friday, international rescue teams began arriving in Venezuela. Brazil sent reinforcements. . Itamaraty confirmed on Thursday (25) that 2 Brazilians were among the dead. More than 50,000 are missing, according to the UN, and residents are rescuing them 'with their own hands'. Precarity, writes Sandra Cohen, is a reflection of the dysfunctional State.

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