Home » In Pictures: Twin earthquakes rock Venezuela
Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela within about a minute of each other on Wednesday, causing buildings to collapse and other damage in Caracas.
The rare back-to-back tremors, measuring magnitudes 7.1 and 7.5, rank among the strongest earthquakes to hit the country in more than a century.
A vehicle is trapped in a fissure in La Guaira (Javier Campos/AP)Rescue workers search through rubble in Caracas (Javier Campos/AP)A man jumps on a collapsed building in Caracas (Adrian Naranjo/AP)A car smashed by a collapsed building in Caracas (Adrian Naranjo/AP)A collapsed building in Caracas (Adrian Naranjo/AP)Rescue workers search through rubble in Caracas (Javier Campos/AP)A man holding a dog cries after the earthquake hit Caracas (Javier Campos/AP)People camp on the street in Caracas (Javier Campos/AP)Rescue workers search through rubble in Caracas (Javier Campos/AP)A collapsed building in Caracas (Javier Campos/AP)A man stands next to a collapsed building in Caracas (Ariana Cubillos/AP)People embrace in Caracas (Ariana Cubillos/AP)People stay outside their homes (Ariana Cubillos/AP)Rescue workers search for survivors in Caracas (Ariana Cubillos/AP)
