Dos terremotos de magnitud 7.2 y 7.4 sacuden Venezuela: autoridades y población movilizadas en labores de rescate
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Verónica Figueroa, Ana Fuentes, Florantonia Singer
Summary
Two powerful earthquakes (magnitudes 7.2 and 7.4) struck Venezuela in less than a minute, with an epicenter less than 13 km deep, causing building collapses and numerous casualties. Local authorities are overwhelmed but cooperating across political lines, with the population mobilizing for rescue efforts. The disaster is the worst since the 1967 earthquake.
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El alcalde opositor Gustavo Duque reconoce cooperación institucional
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