Earthquakes in Venezuela: death toll rises to 589

Video shows moment when building collapsed in Venezuela
The number of deaths due to earthquakes in Venezuela rose this Thursday (25) to 589 people, according to an updated report from the Venezuelan government.
The new balance also states that there are 2,980 injured.
➡ On Wednesday night (24), two earthquakes in sequence hit the northern region of the country, where Caracas is located. In addition to the deaths, the tremors collapsed buildings and left a trail of destruction in the Venezuelan capital and surrounding areas. The earthquakes were the strongest in the country in more than 100 years.
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The new balance was released by the interim president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez.
On Thursday (25), his brother, the president of the Venezuelan Parliament, Jorge Rodríguez, also said that there were still 200 people trapped in the rubble. He also stated that the government has so far recorded 250 buildings that have been completely demolished or suffered damage.
The balance is provisional.
Rescue teams are now struggling to find missing people and pull people out of the rubble. Groups set up by residents of the affected areas for those looking for relatives and acquaintances have already registered more than 24 thousand missing people.
On social media, there are also several reports and images of buildings that collapsed (see the video above).
Several countries, including the United States and Brazil, announced that they will send teams to assist in the search. This Friday (26), aid began to arrive in Venezuela.
Image shows destruction in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, after earthquake
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The earthquakes
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The two earthquakes that shook Venezuela they occurred within an interval of less than a minute and with a difference of 5 kilometers between them. The epicenter of the strongest tremor was recorded in the Venezuelan city of El Guayabo, 168 km from the capital Caracas.
Replicas occurred in coastal cities close to the Venezuelan capital, such as La Guaira, which was heavily destroyed. Caracas international airport was also closed.
In addition to the intensity of the tremors - of magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 - the shallow depth of the two tremors also explains the trail of destruction left behind. This is because, the closer to the ground, the more felt the earthquake.
The tremors also occurred in densely populated areas. A calculation made by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) estimated, based on these variables, that the number of deaths could exceed 10 thousand people.
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