On June 24, Venezuela was hit by two large earthquakes 30 seconds apart, one with a magnitude of 7.2 foreshock followed by a magnitude 7.5 mainshock, destroying homes and buildings. ABC reports experts as saying that because the tremors hit in such quick succession, many residents had no time to flee, and the shallow depth of the quakes intensified the damage at the surface.
According to CNN, the death toll has climbed past 1,450, and thousands of others are wounded and missing. Now, it’s being reported that two 11-year-old boys have been rescued separately within hours of each other over the weekend.
