Twin Earthquakes Strike Venezuela In Photos
Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela within about a minute of each other on Wednesday, causing buildings to collapse and damage in Caracas. The rare back-to-back tremors, measuring magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, rank among the strongest earthquakes to hit the country in more than a century.
Rescue workers search through the rubble of a collapsed building after earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela. | Photo: AP/Ariana Cubillos
A firefighter rescues a dog from a building that collapsed after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela. | Photo: AP/Pedro Mattey
A collapsed building after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela. | Photo: AP/Adrian Naranjo
Residents console a man outside their homes after successive earthquakes, in Caracas, Venezuela. | Photo: AP/Ariana Cubillos
A car smashed by a collapsed building after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela. | Photo: AP/Adrian Naranjo
Security forces stand next to a collapsed building after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela. | Photo: AP/Ariana Cubillos
Rescue workers inspect a damaged building after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela. | Photo: AP/Pedro Mattey
Men walk among rubble after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela. | Photo: AP/Pedro Mattey
People stand on a park after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela. | Photo: AP/Pedro Mattey
Rescue workers search through the rubble after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela. | Photo: AP/Javier Campos
A building stands damaged after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela. | Photo: AP/Adrian Naranjo
Rescue workers search through the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela. | Photo: AP/Javier Campos
People embrace after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela. | Photo: AP/Ariana Cubillos
A woman embraces a child after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela. | Photo: AP/Pedro Mattey
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