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At least 164 people have died and 971 were injured after a pair of powerful quakes rocked Venezuela, Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said Thursday.

The acting president had said earlier that at least 32 people have died after Wednesday evening’s 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes, and that the toll was expected to rise.

The quakes were among the strongest to strike Venezuela in more than a century and could be felt throughout the region. Buildings were evacuated in places as far away as Brazil’s Amazon, about 1,700 kilometers (1,050 miles) from Venezuela’s capital, Caracas.

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[-] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 11 points 8 hours ago

Acting president

Oh yeah! I forgot the fascists just straight kidnapped the other guy months ago. All very legal and very cool. The US is totally not displaying a mental illness epidemic or anything.

[-] couldhavebeenyou@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 hours ago

"The other guy" meaning the one decided he should remain presidente despite losing the elections... very legal and cool as well of course

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