Caracas and port city of La Guaira affected by 4.6 magnitude shock as loss of life passes 1,450 people
A strong aftershock has rattled northern Venezuela, sending terrified residents racing on to the streets five days after the twin earthquakes that killed at least 1,450 people, left tens of thousands missing and triggered a growing humanitarian emergency.
The aftershock early on Monday – which the United States Geological Survey measured at a magnitude of 4.6 – shook the capital, Caracas, and the devastated port city of La Guaira, where rescue crews are still hoping to pull as many survivors as possible from the rubble. Colombia’s geological survey put the aftershock’s magnitude at 5.1.
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Caracas and port city of La Guaira affected by 4.6 magnitude shock as loss of life passes 1,450 peopleA strong aftershock has rattled northern Venezuela, sending terrified residents racing on to the streets five days...
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