Trump offers aid after 'massive' Venezuela earthquakes: 'Early reports are not good'
Key takeaways
- The two major earthquakes that just hit the great people of Venezuela are both massive in scale and have left a devastating number of deaths, Trump wrote on Truth Social.
- A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit roughly 14.3 miles southeast of Yumare, Venezuela, followed by 7.5 magnitude tremor, according to the U.S.
- The USGS also outlined the likelihood of high casualties and damage from the disasters, noting the impact from the quakes is likely widespread.
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The two major earthquakes that just hit the great people of Venezuela are both massive in scale and have left a devastating number of deaths, Trump wrote on Truth Social. The U.S.A. stands ready, willing, and able to help!
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit roughly 14.3 miles southeast of Yumare, Venezuela, followed by 7.5 magnitude tremor, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The second earthquake hit about 17.4 miles southeast of Yumare, the USGS noted.
Venezuelan President Delcy Rodr guez said in an address on state television early Thursday that more than 160 people have died and at least 971 were injured during the joint natural disasters, The Associated Press reported.