Venezuela earthquakes live updates: buildings collapse in Caracas as officials warn ‘high casualties’ likely
Overview
Two powerful earthquakes – with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 – sent residents running into the streets as buildings shook and collapsed
One of the worst hit areas appears to have been La Guaira, a port city just north of Caracas on Venezuela’s Caribbean coast.
Details
La Guaira is home to Venezuela’s main international airport, the Simón Bolívar International Airport, and is also close to some of the hillside communities that came under attack by US forces, when Donald Trump ordered the 3 January attack on Venezuela this year to abduct its president Nicolás Maduro.
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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.