Images taken on Wednesday (24) show a plane shaking while it was still on the ground as a result of the earthquakes that hit Venezuela.
The video was recorded by one of the passengers at Simón Bolívar International Airport, the country’s main airport, in the city of Maiquetía, close to the capital Caracas.
The number of deaths resulting from earthquakes reported this Friday (26) the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez.
The state of La Guaira, the area most affected by the tremors, “It is completely militarized,” added Rodríguez in a televised statement. The government’s previous count.
The 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes that shook northern Venezuela on Wednesday left a scene of devastation, with dozens of collapsed buildings — especially in La Guaira, a coastal city near Caracas — where residents criticize the government’s inadequate rescue efforts.
According to a report released by Venezuela’s Minister of Health, Carlos Alvarado, late Thursday night (25), another 4,300 people were injured.
The interim president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, asked in an earlier statement that companies provide equipment for search operations in the region, which has been classified as a “disaster zone”.
