Thousands feared dead in Venezuela after twin earthquakes flatten buildings
PBS
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The fight to rescue the stranded, care for the living and retrieve the dead accelerated in Venezuela after back-to-back major earthquakes centered near the capital, Caracas.
The damage in places appears catastrophic and the U.S. Geological Survey estimates that a disaster of this scope may have killed as many as 10,000 people.
Stephanie Sy reports.
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