In Pictures: Twin earthquakes rock Venezuela

A woman walks past a building damaged during an earthquake in La Guairaplaceholder image
A woman walks past a building damaged during an earthquake in La Guaira

Hundreds are feared dead.

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.

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