A powerful double earthquake struck Venezuela between Wednesday and Thursday, leaving at least 235 dead and nearly 50,000 missing, while crippled infrastructure and a lack of heavy machinery hamper desperate rescue efforts.<\/p>\n
A double earthquake hit Venezuela overnight from Wednesday to Thursday. While 235 deaths have been confirmed, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) warns that the final toll could reach 10,000. Among the identified victims are nationals from Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Italy, and China.<\/p>\n
The state of La Guaira, north of Caracas, has suffered the most severe damage, affecting 70,000 families. International aid efforts are hindered as the primary airport in La Guaira remains closed due to destruction.<\/p>\n
State rescue teams are largely absent outside of Caracas, leaving residents to dig through rubble with their bare hands. Citizens report hearing voices of survivors trapped beneath collapsed buildings, yet critical heavy equipment for rescue operations remains unavailable.<\/p>\n
Acting President Delcy Rodr\u00edguez has called on private companies to provide heavy construction machinery. She announced a 200 million dollar reconstruction fund to support the victims, promising that the government will provide food and water to those affected.<\/p>\n
According to the USGS, the epicenters of the two earthquakes were located approximately 170 kilometers west of Caracas. Geophysicist Marcos Ferreira stated that the combination of the double impact and shallow seismic movements exacerbated the structural devastation.<\/p>\n
Following pressure from UN officials, the Venezuelan government unblocked access to the social media platform X, which had been restricted since August 2024. This move aims to restore the flow of life-saving information during the ongoing disaster.<\/p>\n
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A powerful double earthquake struck Venezuela between Wednesday and Thursday, leaving at least 235 dead and nearly 50,000 missing, while crippled infrastructure and a lack of heavy machinery hamper desperate rescue efforts. Catastrophic Toll and Missing Persons A double earthquake hit Venezuela overnight from Wednesday to Thursday. While 235 deaths have been confirmed, the U.S. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poland-today"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6431"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6431\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}