- At least 589 people have died and approximately 50,000 are missing after back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday afternoon.
- The tremors, measuring magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, hit within 39 seconds of each other west of the capital, Caracas, causing significant damage.
- Nearly 4,300 people were reported injured, with rescuers continuing to search through rubble as survivors described the scenes as 'like a horror movie'.
- Interim president Delcy Rodriguez declared a state of emergency following the earthquakes, which led to building collapses in Caracas and the closure of the nation’s main international airport.
- The US Geological Survey has estimated a 44 per cent probability that the total number of fatalities from the disaster could exceed 10,000.
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