At least 164 dead and 971 injured after powerful quakes rock Venezuela (opens original article in a new tab)

Powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela, collapsing buildings and causing widespread evacuations, with delayed government response and ongoing aftershocks.

• Back-to-back 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes struck Venezuela, collapsing buildings in Caracas
• Residents evacuated buildings in Venezuela and as far as Brazil's Amazon region
• Government faced criticism for delayed response and lack of injury reports
• Aftershocks and power outages added to the crisis