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Widespread rescue missions for survivors have continued after devastating earthquakes rocked Venezuela.
Nearly 50,000 persons are missing and at the least 235 people have died following magnitude 7.2 and seven.5 earthquakes in and across the capital Caracas on Thursday.
The rare double strike, which were 39 seconds apart, was the strongest since 1900, in keeping with the US Geological Survey.
Videos showed terrified people fleeing violently-shaking areas while buildings were reduced to rubble.
Buildings were reduced to rubble while videos showed people fleeing violently-shaking areas.
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1000’s of individuals have been left homeless consequently.
Interim president Delcy Rodriguez said La Guaira, a coastal state adjoining Caracas, was a ‘disaster zone’.
Caracas airport is out of motion after suffering damage, which was captured on video.
Electricity can also be scarce.
Yamileth Jiminez, who lives in La Guaira city, said her son, 19, is trapped under the debris of their seven-story block of flats.
She said: ‘He’s under the slabs and there’s no machinery to get him out’.
People have been digging through wreckage with their bare hands while teams of helpers have been carrying water, food and medicine across the Caracas-La Guaira highway.
Pedro Perez, 64, who owns an upholstery workshop, said: ‘We lost every little thing. We have now no food or medicines. We hope help arrives quickly.’
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