Powerful Twin Earthquakes Trigger Emergency Declaration in Venezuela

Bangla Press Desk: Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez on ​Wednesday declared a ‌state of emergency after strong back-to-back earthquakes and ​nearly two dozen ​aftershocks shook the country, ⁠collapsing buildings in ​capital Caracas and elsewhere.

Rodriguez, ​appearing on state television flanked by her brother ​Jorge, the head ​of the national assembly, and ‌Interior ⁠Minister Diosdado Cabello, said she extended her condolences to the ​families of ​those ⁠killed, but she gave no ​death toll or ​number ⁠of injured.

Simon Bolivar Airport in Maiquetia, near ⁠Caracas, ​is closed ​because of damage, she added.