00:19At least 32 people are dead and more than 700 injured after two powerful earthquakes rocked
00:27Venezuela's northern coast and capital region on Wednesday evening, and authorities warn those
00:32numbers will rise. It began just after nightfall. A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck near Venezuela's
00:40central coast, and just 39 seconds later, a stronger 7.5 quake hit. Two massive blows back to
00:49back. Buildings swayed, walls cracked, and in some Caracas neighborhoods, multi-story structures
00:55simply pancaked. The U.S. Geological Survey warned of high casualties and extensive damage in one of
01:03the most densely populated areas in the country. Acting President Delce Rodriguez addressed the
01:09nation overnight, confirming at least 32 dead and more than 700 hurt. But she stressed, those figures
01:17do not yet include La Guayra. The hard-hit coastal state now declared a disaster zone. Hundreds are
01:24feared still buried under rubble there tonight. Search and rescue teams worked through the night,
01:29as more than 20 aftershocks continued to shake the region. In the Caracas district of Chacao alone,
01:36at least 18 people have been pulled alive from collapsed buildings. Hospitals have called in
01:42all available staff, overwhelmed by the surge of injured. The Simone Belivar International Airport
01:48remains closed, schools are shut, and a nationwide state of emergency is in effect. Help is already
01:55on the way. The United States, Brazil, Mexico, Bolivia, and El Salvador, which has offered 300 rescue
02:03workers, are among the nation's pledging support. But with roads cut off, power out across large areas,
02:09and aftershocks still coming, getting that help in remains a race against time. 32 confirmed dead,
02:18hundreds still missing. This disaster is still unfolding, and Venezuela's worst earthquake in
02:24nearly 60 years may not yet have shown its full toll. Meanwhile, the U.S. Geological Survey just put out
02:32a number that is hard to even say out loud. They estimate the death toll from Venezuela's earthquake
02:38could be anywhere between 10,000 and 100,000 people. And no, that's not a typo. To put that into
02:46perspective, 10,000 people is roughly the capacity of a mid-sized concert arena. 100,000 is a packed
02:53football stadium. The USGS isn't guessing randomly. They've issued what's called a red alert, the highest
03:01level on their scale, meaning widespread, catastrophic loss of life is considered probable.
03:06This is the same system that flagged the 2010 Haiti earthquake and the 2015 Nepal quake. When USGS
03:14goes red, the world pays attention.
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