Airport Ceiling Collapses as Double Earthquake Strikes Venezuela
L'essentiel
- Two powerful earthquakes, magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, struck Venezuela within seconds of each other on Wednesday, causing widespread damage.
- At Simón Bolívar International Airport, a ceiling collapsed, sending travellers running for cover.
- At least 164 people were killed and 900 injured.
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Two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck Venezuela within 39 seconds of each other on Wednesday, June 24th. This caused widespread damage and significant casualties.
Travellers ran for cover as an airport ceiling crumbled after a double earthquake struck Venezuela on Wednesday (24 June).
Eyewitness Wilmer Azuaje shared videos from Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, just outside Caracas. Footage showed people running as debris fell around them.
Mr Azuaje, a former lawmaker says, “It’s shaking. Look at the disaster here, completely destroyed.”
Two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck within 39 seconds of each other, causing widespread damage in the capital.
At least 164 people were killed and 900 injured after the powerful back-to-back earthquakes, interim president Delcy Rodriguez said. The US Geological Survey said there was a 44 per cent probability that fatalities could exceed 10,000.
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Fatalities could exceed 10,000.
Spéculatif · Long terme
Questions ouvertes
- What is the full extent of the damage?
- What is the long-term impact on infrastructure?
- What aid is being provided?
