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In pictures: The desperate rush to find survivors of Venezuela's twin earthquakes
Key takeaways
- Neighbours carry a man rescued from the rubble of a building the day after earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela.
- In a city north of Venezuela's capital, weak voices call out from beneath collapsed buildings.
- The region is a disaster zone, after two earthquakes measuring magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 hit less than a minute apart on Wednesday night, local time.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Neighbours carry a man rescued from the rubble of a building the day after earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela. (AP Photo: Pedro Mattey )
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In a city north of Venezuela's capital, weak voices call out from beneath collapsed buildings.
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