00:02Dozens were killed and hundreds were injured after powerful back-to-back earthquakes hit
00:06Venezuela on Wednesday evening. Acting President Delce Rodriguez warned the toll was expected to
00:13rise as rescuers searched collapsed buildings. The casualty figures excluded the state of La
00:19Guayra, which Rodriguez described as a disaster zone and the area hardest hit.
00:24She declared a state of emergency during an address to the nation,
00:28adding that several countries had offered help, including the United States and several
00:32Central and South American nations.
00:58Reino Unido, Brazil, Mexico, Organización de Naciones Unidas, ONU, y organismos multilaterales
01:05financieros que ya se comunicaron por distintas vÃas con el gobierno venezolano para expresar
01:12su solidaridad con el pueblo de Venezuela.
01:15The 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes were among the strongest to strike Venezuela in more than
01:21a century, causing damage in several states, including the country's main airport in Caracas.
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