- Powerful back-to-back earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude, struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening, causing widespread damage and prompting a state of emergency.
- The quakes, among the strongest in over a century, led to building collapses, evacuations, and the closure of Simón Bolívar International Airport, as well as the cancellation of subway and natural gas services in Caracas.
- Acting President Delcy Rodríguez declared a state of emergency, urging calm, cancelling school classes for several days, and asking healthcare professionals to report to hospitals.
- The tremors were felt across several Venezuelan states and as far as Brazil's Amazon, with reports of 32 hospitalisations and 15 people trapped in Falcon state.
- Numerous countries, including the United States, El Salvador, Ecuador, and Bolivia, offered international assistance and humanitarian aid to Venezuela following the disaster.
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