Rescuers search rubble for survivors as Venezuela earthquakes kill at least 235

According to BBC World, rescue crews in Venezuela are searching through rubble for survivors after two powerful earthquakes struck seconds apart. Both measured above seven-point-zero magnitude from shallow depths—a particularly dangerous configuration. The quakes have killed at least two hundred thirty-five people and injured nearly one thousand five hundred. Recovery operations are ongoing.

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