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UK charities launch Venezuela earthquakes appeal
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- The UK's Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has launched an appeal to help the thousands of people injured and displaced by Venezuela's powerful twin earthquakes.
- Fifteen UK aid agencies including the British Red Cross, Oxfam and Save the Children have come together to ask the public to donate.
- More than 1,700 people have died since the earthquakes struck within seconds of each other last Wednesday, a figure the United Nations (UN) has said will "unavoidably" rise.
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AFP via Getty Images Image caption, Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela on 25 June
The UK's Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has launched an appeal to help the thousands of people injured and displaced by Venezuela's powerful twin earthquakes.
Fifteen UK aid agencies including the British Red Cross, Oxfam and Save the Children have come together to ask the public to donate.
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