Rescue workers and volunteers continued a desperate search for survivors across northern Venezuela on Thursday (local time) after two powerful earthquakes devastated large parts of the country, with the death toll rising to at least 235 and thousands more feared affected.
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The twin earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude, struck within a minute of each other on Wednesday evening, causing widespread destruction around Caracas and coastal regions, particularly La Guaira.
According to Reuters, at least 1,500 people have been injured, around 200 remain trapped beneath collapsed buildings, and roughly 250 buildings have been damaged or destroyed.
A website tracking missing people listed more than 46,000 individuals as unaccounted for, though the figure could not be independently verified.
