Two powerful earthquakes struck northern Venezuela shortly after 6 p.m. local time on Wednesday. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude-7.2 quake followed less than a minute later by a magnitude-7.5 quake near Morón, west of Caracas. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez declared a state of emergency after buildings collapsed in Caracas and surrounding states, and authorities said rescue teams were searching through rubble while emergency crews tried to reach devastated areas. Rodríguez s...

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