00:00Hundreds of people in Venezuela are trapped under rubble and many more remain unaccounted for
00:05after two powerful earthquakes devastated areas in and around the capital, Caracas, Wednesday,
00:10June 24. Head of Venezuela's National Assembly Jorge Rodriguez says at least 200 people had been
00:16trapped with 250 buildings damaged or destroyed. The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 7.2
00:22earthquake hit about 160 kilometers west of Caracas, followed less than a minute later by
00:27a magnitude 7.5 tremor. Health Minister Carlos Alvarado says around 235 dead had been received
00:33by medical centers but did not give a total number of casualties. Venezuela Interim President Delcy
00:39Rodriguez says the worst affected area, La Guaira State near Caracas, has become a disaster zone.
00:45Rodriguez adds they are carrying out intense rescue efforts and working with businesses to deploy heavy
00:50machinery. The USGS, using predictive modeling, estimates the death toll would most likely run
00:56into the thousands with the substantial probability of exceeding 10,000.
