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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sarah Johnson and agencies

US, Cuba and Iran join global rescue effort after Venezuela earthquakes

Crowds of people stand among the debris of a destroyed building
People search for survivors and try to salvage belongings in a collapsed building in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, north-west of Caracas, on Thursday. Photograph: Federico Parra/AFP/Getty

Countries around the world, including Iran, the US and Cuba, have committed to help with rescue efforts in Venezuela after deadly twin earthquakes hit the country.

On the evening of 24 June, Venezuela was rocked by two back-to-back earthquakes with a magnitude of 7.2 and 7.5, which killed at least 164 people, injured close to 1,000 more, and caused significant damage to the capital, Caracas, as well as areas across the north of the country.

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